# The Trade Marks Act, 1999, Section 68: Additional grounds for removal of registration of collective mark

- Act: The Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act 47 of 1999)
- In force from: 2003-09-15
- Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/trade-marks-act/section/68/

## Text

The registration of a collective mark may also be removed from the register on the ground-- (a) that the manner in which the collective mark has been used by the proprietor or authorised user has caused it to become liable to mislead the public as a collective mark; or (b) that the proprietor has failed to observe, or to secure the observance of the regulations governing the use of the mark. Explanation I.--For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "authorised user" means a member of an association authorised to use the registered collective mark of the association. Explanation II.--For the purposes of this Act, use of a collective mark by an authorised user referred to in Explanation I shall be deemed to be the use by the registered proprietor thereof.

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