Cap. 416 Art. 9Rights conferred by a registered trademark.

(1) The proprietor of a registered trademark has exclusive rights in the trademark. Such rights are infringed by such use of the trademark in Malta as is specified in article 10 without the consent of the proprietor.

(2) Any reference in this Act to the infringement of a registered trademark shall be deemed to be a reference to any such infringement of the rights of the proprietor.

(3) The rights of the proprietor have effect from the date of registration reckoned in accordance with article 37(3):

Provided that -

(a) no infringement proceedings may be begun before the date on which the trademark is in fact registered; and

(b) no offence under article 72 shall be committed by anything done before the date of publication of the registration.