Cap. 597 Art. 17Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trademark.

(1) A trademark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit its use in relation to goods which have been put on the market in the Union under that trademark by the proprietor or with the proprietor’s consent.

(2) Sub-article (1) shall not apply where there exist legitimate reasons for the proprietor to oppose further commercialisation of the goods, particularly where the condition of the goods is changed or impaired after they have been put on the market.