Cap. 416 Art. 50Protection of well- knowntrademarks: Article 6 bis.

(1) References in this Act to a trademark which is entitled to protection under the Paris Convention as a well-known trademark are to a mark which is well-known in Malta as being the mark of a person who is a national of a Convention country, or is domiciled in, or has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in a Convention country, whether or not that person carries on business, or has any goodwill, in Malta, and reference to the proprietor of such a mark shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Subject to the provisions of article 44, the proprietor of a trademark which is entitled to protection under the Paris cause confusion.

(3) Nothing in sub-article (2) shall affect the continuation of any bona fide use of a trademark begun before the coming into force of this article.