Act 17 Trademarks Act 2010 (2) A disclaimer on the register shall not affect rights of the owner of a trademark except where the disclaimer would arise out of the registration of the trademark in respect of which the disclaimer is made. 27. Concurrent use. The registrar or court may permit the registration by more than one owner, in a case of honest concurrent use or other special circumstances in respect of— (a) the same goods or services; (b) the same description of goods or services; (c) goods and services or descriptions of goods and services which are associated with each other; or (d) trademarks that are identical or nearly resemble each other, subject to such conditions and limitations as the registrar or the court may impose. 28. Status of trademarks removed from the register. (1) Where a trademark has been removed from the register for non-payment of the fee for renewal, it shall, for the purpose of an application for registration of a trademark during one year next after the date of the removal, be taken to be a trademark that is already on the register. (2) Subsection (1) shall not have effect where the registrar or the court is satisfied either— (a) that there has been no bona fide trade use of the trademark that has been removed during the two years immediately preceding its removal; or (b) that no deception or confusion would be likely to arise from the use of the trademark that is the subject of the application for registration by reason of previous use of the trademark that has been removed. 24