1. The company has a duty to use its name, and the owner of the trade mark has the right to prevent anyone else using the name. (WebCorp)
2. The fact that a trade mark cannot be registered does not prevent it from being used to identify a product. In fact, there are several famous trade marks which are not registered - such marks are often identified by the letters TM. Marks which are registered are identified (in the UK) by the letters RTM or â .(WebCorp)
3. These rules still exist (see pp. 146-;8), but they have been supplemented by statutory provisions which enable a trader to acquire by registration at the Patent Office the exclusive right to use a distinctive trade mark in connection with his goods.(BNCI)