Section 54
Acts amounting to infringement of registered trademark
(2)
A person infringes a registered trademark if, without the consent of the proprietor of the trademark, he uses in the course of trade a sign—
(a)
that is identical with the trademark and is used in relation to goods or services similar to those for which the trademark is registered; or
(b)
that is similar to the trademark and is used in relation to goods or services identical with or similar to those for which the trademark is registered, resulting in the likelihood of confusion on the part of the public.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, a person uses a sign if he—
(a)
applies it to goods or their packaging;
(b)
offers or exposes goods for sale under the sign;
(c)
puts goods on the market under the sign;
(d)
stocks goods under the sign for the purpose of offering or exposing them for sale or of putting them on the market;
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(e)
offers or supplies services under the sign;
(f)
imports or exports goods under the sign;
(g)
uses the sign on an invoice, catalogue, business letter, business paper, price list or other commercial document, including any such document in any medium; or
(h)
uses the sign in advertising.
(4)
A person who—
(a)
applies a registered trademark to any material used or intended to be used for labelling or packaging goods; or
(b)
uses a sign in advertising or on any document described in paragraph (3)(g), shall be treated as a party who uses the material which infringes the registered trademark if when he applied the trademark, he knew or had reason to believe that the application of the trademark was not duly authorized by the registered proprietor of the trademark or a licensee.