Repealed or not in force

The Trade Marks Act 1940, 5 of 1940, (Rep., Act 43 of 1958)

45 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. V — .
  2. 2Notwithstanding anything in sections 29 and 30,
  3. VIII — .
  4. 4In respect of textile gooda being piece goods
  5. 5_
  6. XI — .
  7. 7_
  8. VIII — .
  9. 8_
  10. VII — .
  11. 9(1) The Registrar shall not, in exercise of any power conferred on him under clause (a) of sub-secti
  12. XI — .
  13. 12(1) Whcre a trade mark whioh is registered,
  14. 13If a trade mark contains
  15. 111 — .
  16. 18(1) The registration of a trade mark shall be for
  17. 19Effect of removal from register lor failure to pay
  18. IV — .
  19. 20(1) No person shall be entitled to institute any proceeding to prevent, or to recover damages for, t
  20. 22_
  21. 23In all legal proceedings relating to a registeredtrade mark, the fact that a person is registered as
  22. 25Nothing in this Aot shdl entitle the proprietor
  23. 26NO registration of a trade mark shall interfere
  24. V — .
  25. 28The person for the time being entered in the
  26. 29Notwithstanding anything in any other law
  27. IV — .
  28. 30Assignability of u~iregist,ered t,rade marks
  29. V — .
  30. 31_
  31. 32Notwithstanding anything in sections 29 and 30,
  32. IV — .
  33. 38Defensive registration of well-known trade marks
  34. 41Applicalioil lor registration as registered user
  35. 44Use of one ot associated or suhstantialiy identical tmde marks equivalent to use of another
  36. VI — .
  37. 45_
  38. VII — .
  39. 48Alterat,ioil of registered trade mark
  40. 49(1) The Registrar shall not, in exercise of any power conferred on him under clause (a) of sub-secti
  41. VIII — .
  42. 50Provisions of this Act applicable to certification trade marks: 51. ~ertification trade mark not to
  43. 51Section 51
  44. 53(1)
  45. 56(1) There shall be deposited at the Patent Office
  46. 58_
  47. 59(1) The Central Government may, on the appli
  48. 64In respect of textile gooda being piece goods
  49. 65_
  50. X — . OF USE OF EMBLEMS.
  51. 68Penalty for falsely represenling a trade mark as registered
  52. XI — .
  53. 71In all proceedings under this Act before the
  54. 72Procedure in certain cases of option to apply to a High Court or the Registrar
  55. 73No suit for the infringement of a trade mark suit8
  56. 74Appearance of Registrar in proceedings involving rectioation of register
  57. 75(1)
  58. 76(I)
  59. VIII — .
  60. 80Costs. not, to be awarded in certniil cases
  61. XI — .
  62. 82Crown to be bound
  63. V — .
  64. 88Whcrc an assigiunerlt in resiect of any goods of _
  65. VII — .
  66. 4648(1) The registered proprietor of a trade mark may apply in the prescribed manner to the Registrar fo