s 26 Rights conferred by registered trade mark
26.—(1) The proprietor of a registered trade mark has the exclusive rights —(a) to use the trade mark; and (b) to authorise other persons to use the trade mark, in relation to the goods or services for which the trade mark is registered. (2) The proprietor has the right to obtain relief under this Act for infringement of the proprietor’s trade mark. (3) The acts amounting to infringement of a registered trade mark are set out in section 27, and references in this Act to the infringement of a registered trade mark are to be construed accordingly. (4) The rights accrue to the proprietor as from the date of registration of the trade mark, except that —(a) no infringement proceedings may be begun before the date on which the trade mark is in fact registered; and (b) no offence under section 46, 47, 48 or 49 is committed by anything done before the date on which the trade mark is in fact registered. (5) If the trade mark is registered subject to any disclaimer or limitation, the rights of the proprietor are restricted by the disclaimer or limitation.