Obtaining a trademark registration is not the only way of obtaining protection for a brand, sign or other distinctive device in Malta, which recognises the tort of passing off and implements a variant of it by virtue of the Unfair Competition right given to traders in the local Commercial Code. The designated team has been involved in numerous cases on the matter and regularly advises clients in this regard.
Obtaining a trademark registration is not the only way of obtaining protection for a brand, sign or other distinctive device in Malta, which recognises the tort of passing off and implements a variant of it by virtue of the Unfair Competition right given to traders in the local Commercial Code. The designated team has been involved in numerous cases on the matter and regularly advises clients in this regard.