Act 17 Trademarks Act 2010 Section. 23. Restriction on registration. 24. Saving in respect of use of name, address or description of goods or services. 25. Prohibition of registration of identical and resembling trademarks. 26. Application for registration of identical or resembling trademarks. 27. Concurrent use. 28. Status of trademarks removed from the register. 29. Associated trademarks. 30. Series of trademarks. 31. Rights and exception of assignment, licensing and transmission of trademarks relating to goods or services. 32. Certain trademarks to be associated so as to be assignable as a whole. 33. Registration of assignments and transmission. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. PART IV—EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND THE ACTION FOR INFRINGEMENT No action for unregistered trademark. Passing off. Rights given by registration of goods in Part A and infringement. Rights given by registration of services in Part A and infringement. Rights given by registration of goods in Part B and infringement. Rights given by registration of services in Part B and infringement. Infringement by breach of certain restrictions. Saving of rights. Words used as name or description of an article or substance. Words used as name or description of an activity. Protection of marks registered in a country of origin. Removal of trademark from register on proof of prior registration in country of origin. PART V—USE AND NON-USE OF A TRADEMARK OR SERVICE MARK. 46. Removal from register and imposition of limitations on ground of non-use. 47. Defensive registration of trademarks relating to goods or services. 48. Removal of defensive trademarks from the register. 2