117. Assignment and user of associated marks

Associated marks shall be assignable or transmissible only as a whole and not separately, but they shall for all other purposes be deemed to have been registered as separate marks :

Provided that where under the provisions of this Part user of a registered mark is required to be proved for any purpose, the Director-General may, in so far as is considered necessary accept the user of an associated registered mark, or of the mark, with additions or alterations not substantially affecting its identity, as an equivalent for such user.