Effects of international registration
Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 deals with effects of international registration. From the date of the international registration of a trade mark where India has been designated or the date of the recording in the register of the International Bureau about the extension of the protection resulting from an international registration of a trade mark to India, the protection of the The Act came into force on 15 Sep 2003.
1[36F. Effects of international registration.--(1) From the date of the international registration of a trade mark where India has been designated or the date of the recording in the register of the International Bureau about the extension of the protection resulting from an international registration of a trade mark to India, the protection of the trade mark in India shall be the same as if the trade mark had been registered in India.
(2) The indication of classes of goods and services given by the applicant shall not bind the Registrar with regard to the determination of the scope of the protection of the trade mark.]
Section 36F, The Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act 47 of 1999).
Questions about Section 36F
What does Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act deal with?
Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act is headed "Effects of international registration". [36F. Effects of international registration.--(1) From the date of the international registration of a trade mark where India has been designated or the date of the recording in the register of the International Bureau about the extension of the protection resulting from an international registratio
How do I find court cases under Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Trade Marks Act 36F, section 36F Trade Marks Act, section 36F of the Trade Marks Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act come into force?
Section 36F of the Trade Marks Act, cited as Trade Marks Act 36F, came into force on 15 Sep 2003, having been enacted on 30 Dec 1999. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions and interpretation1911 words
- 157. Power to make rules1216 words
- 11. Relative grounds for refusal of registration985 words
- 47. Removal from register and imposition of limitations on ground of non-use716 words
- 30. Limits on effect of registered trade mark657 words
- 29. Infringement of registered trade marks651 words
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