Applications for registration of certification trade marks
Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 deals with applications for registration of certification trade marks. An application for the registration of a mark as a certification trade mark shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner by the person proposed to be registered as the proprietor thereof, and accompanied by a draft for the regulations to be deposited under section 74. The Act came into force on 15 Sep 2003.
(1) An application for the registration of a mark as a certification trade mark shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner by the person proposed to be registered as the proprietor thereof, and accompanied by a draft for the regulations to be deposited under section 74.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 70, the provisions of sections 18, 19 and 22 shall apply in relation to an application under this section as they apply in relation to an application under section 18, subject to the modification that references therein to acceptance of an application shall be construed as references to authorisation to proceed with an application.
(3) In dealing under the said provisions with an application under this section, the 1[Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,] shall have regard to the like considerations, so far as relevant, as if the application were applications under section 18 and to any other considerations relevant to applications under this section, including the desirability of securing that a certification trade mark shall comprise some indication that it is a certification trade mark.
Section 71, The Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act 47 of 1999).
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Questions about Section 71
What does Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act deal with?
Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act is headed "Applications for registration of certification trade marks". An application for the registration of a mark as a certification trade mark shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner by the person proposed to be registered as the proprietor thereof, and accompanied by a draft for the regulations to be deposited under section 74.
How do I find court cases under Section 71 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 71, section 71 Trade Marks Act, section 71 of the Trade Marks Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 18 (Application for registration), section 19 (Withdrawal of acceptance), section 22 (Correction and amendment), section 70 (Registration of certification trade marks), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act come into force?
Section 71 of the Trade Marks Act, cited as Trade Marks Act 71, 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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