It would appear from recent press notices that the Bureau of Trade Marks as delivered a judgment which, if upheld, will seriously impair the value of (rade mark regis-{ration in this country. This refers to the question of right of exclusive user, the scope of which Is being dangerously restricted, ae shown in the article which appeared inthe "North-China Herald" on August 19, "giving particulars of the "un successful protest by the Elablissements Kuhlman, Paris, against regis-ration by anoiller party of a mark Identical with, or closely resembling, their well-known - trade "mark. this case, the second party had applied for exclusive user fights for the mark on certain products in the. 'Chemicals Group of Class 1. Accord ing to the article, Kuhlman are not AL present selling' these particular products in the. market, Kuhlman based their protest on prior registra tion of the mark in. the Chemicals Group of Class 1. "If this judgment upheld, the right of exclusive user will" in future be deemed to extend only to the "merchandise" specified fon the certificate of registration, Owing to a recent change of procedure, when an applicant applies for registration of a mark covering, say, chemicals, he is now required stale which chemicals he sells under that particular mark, and apparently will receive protection only in respect of those particular chemicals. A see-fond party selling different chemicals will be able to obtain registration of fu identical mark, This is a serious, restriction to the rights which trade mark owners naturally have expected {to enjoy.
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