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Recording trade mark licences
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A licensee of a trade mark may be recorded on the TradeMark
Register as a permitted user of a particular trade mark.
The recordal of a licence gives the licensee specific rights to
the trade mark, including the right to sue an infringer of the
trade mark registration.
Use of the trade mark by a licensee is deemed to be use by the
owner. Consequently, the licensee can never acquire goodwill or
reputation in the trade mark and, even if the owner is not using
the trade mark itself, the registration cannot be challenged on the
basis that it is not being used.
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