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Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Trade Marks Act 1999

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....with which it is used in the course of trade which are certified by the proprietor of the mark in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy or other characteristics from goods or services not so certified and registrable as such under Chapter IX in respect of those goods or services in the name, as proprietor of the certification trade mark, of that person; (f) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Appellate Board; (g) "collective mark" means a trade mark distinguishing the goods or services of members of an association of persons [not being a partnership within the meaning of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932)] which is the proprietor of the mark from those of others; (h) "deceptively similar".--A mark shall be deemed to be deceptively similar to another mark if it so nearly resembles that other mark as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion; (i) "false trade description" means-- (I) a trade description which is untrue or misleading in a material respect as regards the goods or services to which it is applied; or (II) any alteration of a trade description as regards the goods or.....

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....with which it is used in the course of trade which are certified by the proprietor of the mark in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy or other characteristics from goods or services not so certified and registrable as such under Chapter 9 in respect of those goods or services in the name, as proprietor of the certification trade mark, of that person; (f) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Appellate Board; (g) "collective mark" means a trade mark distinguishing the goods or services of members of an association of persons (not being a partnership within the meaning of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932)-which is the proprietor of the mark from those of others; (h) "deceptively similar". -A mark shall be deemed to be deceptively similar to another mark if it so nearly resembles that other mark as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion; (i) "false trade description" means - (I) a trade description which is untrue or misleading in a material respect as regards the goods or services to which it is applied; or (II) any alteration of a trade description as regards the goods or services to which.....

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Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....adapted in relation to any goods to distinguish, in the course of trade, goods certified by any person in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristic, from goods not so certified and registrable as such under the provisions of Chapter VIII in respect of those goods in the name as proprietor of the certification trade mark, of that person; (d) "deceptively similar" :- A mark shall be deemed to be deceptively similar to another mark if it so nearly resembles that other mark is to be likely to deceive or cause confusion; (e) "District Court" has the meaning assigned to it in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908); (f) "false trade description" means- (i) a trade description which is untrue or misleading in a material respect as regards the goods to which it is applied; or (ii) any alteration of a trade description as regards the goods to which it is applied, whether by way of addition, effacement or otherwise where that alteration makes the description untrue or misleading in a material respect; or (iii) any trade description which denotes or implies that there are: contained, as regards the goods to which it is applied, more.....

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Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....(e) "geographical indication", in relation to goods, means an indication which identifies such goods as agricultural goods, natural goods or manufactured goods as originating, or manufactured in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of such goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and in case where such goods are manufactured goods one of the activities of either the production or of processing or preparation of the goods concerned takes place in such territory, region or locality, as the case may be. Explanation.-For the purposes of this clause, any name which is not the name of a country, region or locality of that country shall also be considered as the geographical indication if it relates to a specific geographical area and is used upon or in relation to particular goods originating from that country, region or locality, as the case may be; (f) "goods" means any agricultural, natural or manufactured goods or any goods of handicraft or of industry and includes food stuff; (g) "indication" includes any name, geographical or figurative representation or any.....

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Chapter 2

Title: The Register and Conditions for Registration

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....of the earlier trade mark. (6) The Registrar shall, while determining whether a trade mark is a well-known trade mark, take into account any fact which he considers relevant for determining a trade mark as a well-known trade mark including-- (i) the knowledge or recognition of that trade mark in the relevant section of the public including knowledge in India obtained as a result of promotion of the trade mark; (ii) the duration, extent and geographical area of any use of that trade mark; (iii) the duration, extent and geographical area of any promotion of the trade mark, including advertising or publicity and presentation, at fairs or exhibition of the goods or services to which the trade mark applies; (iv) the duration and geographical area of any registration of or any application for registration of that trade mark under this Act to the extent they reflect the use or recognition of the trade mark; (v) the record of successful enforcement of the rights in that trade mark; in particular, the extent to which the trade mark has been recognised as a well-known trade mark by any court or Registrar under that record. (7) The Registrar shall, while determining as.....

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Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1957

..... (16) "entertainment"" includes any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sport to which persons are ordinarily admitted on payment; (17) "factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (18) "filth" includes offensive matter and sewage; (19) 99. Omitted and Inserted by Act No.67 of 1993(w.e.f. 1-10-1993). [* * *] (20) 88. Cl (20), Omitted by Act No. 71 of 1971 and Sch. II (w.e.f. 3-11-1971). [* * *] (21) "goods" includes animals; 1010. C1. 21-A, inserted by Act, 67 of 1993. (w.e.f. 1-10-93). (21-A) "Government" means the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;] (22) "house-gully" or "service passage" means a passage or strip of land constructed, set apart or utilized for the purpose of serving as or carrying a drain or affording access to a latrine, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or other polluted matter, by municipal employees or other persons employed in the cleansing thereof or in the removal of such matter therefrom; (23) "hut" means any building which is constructed principally of wood, bamboo, mud, leaves, grass, cloth or thatch and includes any structure of whatever material made which.....

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Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 [Repealed] Chapter 2

Title: The Register and Conditions for Registration

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....capable of distinguishing as aforesaid; and (b) by reason of the use of the trade mark or of any other circumstances, the trade mark is in fact so adapted to distinguish or is in fact capable of distinguishing as aforesaid. (6) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a trade mark in respect of any goods-- (a) registered in Part A of the register may be registered in Part B of the register; and (b) registered in Part B of the register may be registered in Part A of the register, in the name of the same proprietor of the same trade mark or any part or parts thereof. Section 10 - Limitation as to colour (1) A trade mark may be limited wholly or in part to one or more specified colours, and any such limitation shall be taken into consideration by the tribunal having to decide on the distinctive character of the trade mark. (2) So far as a trade mark is registered without limitation of colour, it shall be deemed to be registered for all colours. Section 11 - Prohibition of registration of certain marks A mark (a) the use of which would be likely to deceive or cause confusion; or (b) the use of which would be contrary to any law for the time being.....

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Section 16

Title: Registration of Trade Marks as Associated Trade Marks

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....in the name of the same proprietor in respect of the same goods or description of goods or same services or description of services. (3) Where a trade mark and any part thereof are, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 15, registered as separate trade marks in the name of the same proprietor, they shall be deemed to be, and shall be registered as, associated trade marks. (4) All trade marks registered in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 15 as a series in one registration shall be deemed to be, and shall be registered as, associated trade marks. (5) On application made in the prescribed manner by the registered proprietor of two or more trade marks registered as associated trade marks, the Registrar may dissolve the association as respects any of them if he is satisfied that there would be no likelihood of deception or confusion being caused if that trade mark were used by any other person in relation to any of the goods or services or both in respect of which it is registered, and may amend the register accordingly.

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Chapter 4

Title: Effect of Registration

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....conforming to the permitted use has applied the mark, where the purpose and effect of the use of the mark is to indicate, in accordance with the fact, that those services have been performed by the proprietor or a registered user of the mark; (d) the use of a trade mark by a person in relation to goods adapted to form part of, or to be accessory to, other goods or services in relation to which the trade mark has been used without infringement of the right given by registration under this Act or might for the time being be so used, if the use of the trade mark is reasonably necessary in order to indicate that the goods or services are so adapted, and neither the purpose nor the effect of the use of the trade mark is to indicate, otherwise than in accordance with the fact, a connection in the course of trade between any person and the goods or services, as the case may be; (e) the use of a registered trade mark, being one of two or more trade marks registered under this Act which are identical or nearly resemble each other, in exercise of the right to the use of that trade mark given by registration under this Act. (3) Where the goods bearing a registered trade mark are.....

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Section 29

Title: Infringement of Registered Trade Marks

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....intended to be used for labelling or packaging goods, as a business paper, or for advertising goods or services, provided such person, when he applied the mark, knew or had reason to believe that the application of the mark was not duly authorised by the proprietor or a licensee. (8) A registered trade mark is infringed by any advertising of that trade mark if such advertising-- (a) takes unfair advantage of and is contrary to honest practices in industrial or commercial matters; or (b) is detrimental to its distinctive character; or (c) is against the reputation of the trade mark. (9) Where the distinctive elements of a registered trade mark consist of or include words, the trade mark may be infringed by the spoken use of those words as well as by their visual representation and reference in this section to the use of a mark shall be construed accordingly.

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