Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993)Part III : Registrable Trade Marks9. Registrable trade marks |
| (1) | In order to be registrable, a trade mark shall be capable of distinguishing the goods or services of a person in respect of which it is registered or proposed to be registered from the goods or services of another person either generally or, where the trade mark is registered or proposed to be registered subject to limitations, in relation to use within those limitations. |
| (2) | A mark shall be considered to be capable of distinguishing within the meaning of subsection (1) if, at the date of application for registration, it is inherently capable of so distinguishing or it is capable of distinguishing by reason of prior use thereof. |
