Classification of goods and services (1) The Registrar shall classify goods and services, as far as may be, in accordance with the International classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of trade marks. (2) Any question arising as to the class within which any goods or services falls shall be determined by […]

The register of trade marks (1) For the purposes of this Act, a record called the Register of Trade Marks shall be kept at the head office of the Trade Marks Registry, wherein shall be entered all registered trade marks with the names, addresses and description of the proprietors, notifications of assignment and transmissions, the

Trade marks registry and offices thereof (1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a trade marks registry and the Trade Marks Registry established under the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) shall be the Trade Marks Registry under this Act. (2) The head office of the Trade Marks Registry

Power of Registrar to withdraw or transfer cases, etc Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3, the Registrar may, by order in writing and for reasons to be recorded therein, withdraw any matter pending before an officer appointed under the said sub-section (2) and deal with such matter

Appointment of Registrar and other officers (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a person to be known as the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, who shall be the Registrar of Trade Marks for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Central Government may appoint such other officers

Definitions and interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a)   [***] (b)   “assignment” means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned; (c)   “associated trade marks” means trade marks deemed to be, or required to be, registered as associated trade marks under this Act; (d)   [***]