law: Trade Marks Act, 1999  
  48. Registered users.- 
  (1) Subject to the provisions of section 49, a
  
  person other than the registered proprietor of a trade mark may be registered
  
  as a registered user thereof in respect of any or all of the goods or services
  
  in respect of which the trade mark is registered.
  (2) The permitted use of trade mark shall be
  
  deemed to be used by the proprietor thereof, and shall be deemed not to be used
  
  by a person other than the proprietor, for the purpose of section 47 or for any
  
  other purpose for which such use in material under this Act or any other law.