The Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade marks, to provide for registration and better protection of trade marks for goods and services and for the prevention of the use of fraudulent marks.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 165)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Trade Marks Act, 1999. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notificati...
Definitions and interpretation.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- 1 * * * * * (b) assignment means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned; (c) associated trade marks mean...
Appointment of Registrar and other officers.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a person to be known as the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, who shall be th...
Power of Registrar to withdraw or transfer cases, etc.
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3, the Registrar may, by order in writing and for reasons to be recorded therein, withdraw any m...
Trade Marks Registry and offices thereof.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a trade marks registry and the Trade Marks Registry established under the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) shall ...
The Register of Trade Marks.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a record called the Register of Trade Marks shall be kept at the head office of the Trade Marks Registry, wherein shall be entered all registered ...
Classification of goods and services.
(1) The Registrar shall classify goods and services, as far as may be, in accordance with the International classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of...
Publication of alphabetical index.
(1) The Registrar may publish in the prescribed manner an alphabetical index of classification of goods and services referred to in section 7. (2) Where any goods or services are n...
Absolute grounds for refusal of registration.
(1) The trade marks-- (a) which are devoid of any distinctive character, that is to say, not capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of another per...
Limitation as to colour.
(1) A trade mark may be limited wholly or in part to any combination of colours and any such limitation shall be taken into consideration by the 1 [Registrae or the High Court, as ...
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