27. Combined trade marks
Feedback & supportIf the proprietor of a trade mark claims to be entitled to the exclusive use of any portion of the trade mark separately, he may apply to register the same as separate trade marks. Each such separate trade mark shall satisfy all the conditions and shall have all the incidents of an independent trade mark, except that when registered it and the trade mark of which it forms a part shall be deemed to be associated trade marks, and shall be entered on the register as such, but the user of the whole trade mark shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be also a user of such registered trade marks belonging to the same proprietor as it contains.
trade mark
“trade mark” means —(a)except in relation to a defensive or a certification trade mark, a mark used or proposed to be used in relation to goods or services for the purpose of indicating or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the goods or services and a person who has the right, either as proprietor or as registered user, to use the mark, whether with or without an indication of the identity of that person;(b)in relation to a defensive trade mark, a mark registered under section 41; and(c)in relation to a certification trade mark, a mark registered under section 68;