Trade Marks Act, 1999
34. Saving for vested rights. –
Nothing in this Act shall entitle the
proprietor or a registered user of registered trade mark to interfere with or
restrain the use by any person of a trade mark identical with or nearly
resembling it in relation to goods or services in relation to which that person
or a predecessor in title of his has continuously used that trade mark from a
date prior-
(a) to the use of the
first-mentioned trade mark in relation to those goods or services be the
proprietor or a predecessor in title of his, or
(b) to the date of
registration of the first-mentioned trade mark in respect of those goods or
services in the name of the proprietor of a predecessor in title of his.
Whichever is the earlier, and the Registrar
shall not refuse (on such use being proved), to register the second mentioned trade
mark by reason only of the registration of the first mentioned trade mark.