<p>Introduction<br />
What is a Trade Mark<br />
Definition of trade mark<br />
Function of a trade mark<br />
Different kinds of marks<br />
Use of a trade mark<br />
Common law trade mark<br />
Certification trade mark<br />
Property mark<br />
Collective mark<br />
Property in Trade Mark<br />
Register of Trade Marks and the Trade Marks Registry<br />
Register of trade marks<br />
Trade marks registry and branches<br />
Organisation of the trade marks registry<br />
Inspection of documents<br />
Certified copies and evidence<br />
Registration of Trade Marks Statutory provisions<br />
Applicant<br />
Application for registration<br />
Examination and objections<br />
Acceptance and advertisement<br />
Amendment of application<br />
Opposition<br />
Registration<br />
Renewal, removal and restoration<br />
Refusal and grounds of decision<br />
Discretion of Registrar<br />
Opposition to Registration Procedure<br />
Grounds of opposition and counter statement<br />
Evidence<br />
Costs<br />
Onus<br />
Registrar powers<br />
Appeal<br />
Interlocutory proceedings<br />
Powers of the Registrar and the Central Government<br />
What marks are registrable<br />
Essential requisites for registration<br />
Device marks<br />
Name<br />
Surname, personal name etc.<br />
Registration of surnames, personal names, etc.<br />
Signature<br />
Words<br />
Invented words and coined word<br />
Non-descriptive words<br />
Geographical names<br />
Letters, numerals etc.<br />
Shape of goods, packaging<br />
Combination of colours<br />
National emblems<br />
Capable of distinguishing<br />
What Marks are not Registrable Introduction<br />
Grounds for refusal of application<br />
Meaning of similar, deceptively similar and nearly resembling, marks<br />
Well known trade marks<br />
Marks registered in good faith<br />
Relevance of principles laid down under ss. 11and 12(1) of the Act of 1958<br />
Marks identical or similar, but goods different<br />
Marks which deceive the public or cause confusion<br />
Marks contrary to law, etc.<br />
Similar goods or goods of same description<br />
Applications for registration of similar marks<br />
Chemical names and non-proprietory names<br />
Registration of Marks prima facie not Capable of Distinguishing Introduction<br />
Distinctive character and capable of distinguishing<br />
Descriptive words<br />
Registration of surnames, personal names etc.<br />
Registration of geographical names<br />
Evidence of distinctive character<br />
Registration of Marks prima facie not Capable of Distinguishing continued<br />
Registration of part of a trade mark<br />
Registration of trade marks in series<br />
Certification Trade Mark<br />
Textile Trade Marks<br />
Collective Marks<br />
Common to the Trade<br />
Appellate Board<br />
Concurrent Registration<br />
Similarity, Near Resemblance and Deceptive Similarity of Marks1. General<br />
Comparison of word marks<br />
Comparison of devices and composite marks<br />
Marks containing features common to the trade<br />
Letters and numerals<br />
Surrounding circumstances to be considered<br />
Evidence<br />
Assignment and Transmission of Trade<br />
Goodwill<br />
Licensing of Trade Marks and Registered Users1. Licensing of trade marks<br />
Registered users and non-registered permitted users<br />
Rectification of Register<br />
Extent of power of tribunal to rectify register<br />
Who are persons aggrieved<br />
Onus of proof<br />
Grounds of rectification<br />
Entry made without sufficient cause<br />
Entry wrongly remaining on the register<br />
Nature and scope of orders under s. 57<br />
Rectification under s. 57(4)<br />
Discretion of the tribunal under s. 57<br />
Rectification based on s. 36<br />
Rectification on the ground of non-user under s. 47<br />
Correction of register<br />
Alteration of registered trade mark<br />
Amendment of register on amendment of classification of goods<br />
Effect of Registration<br />
Infringement of Trade Mark General<br />
Burden of proof<br />
Value of decided cases<br />
Section 29<br />
What constitutes infringement<br />
Acts not constituting infringement<br />
Action for Infringement Enforcement of rights conferred by registration<br />
Suits for infringement and passing off<br />
Who may use for infringement<br />
Who may be sued<br />
Pleadings<br />
Defences in an action for infringement<br />
Evidence in infringement and passing off actions<br />
Relief in suits for infringement or passing off<br />
Injunctions<br />
Damages and account of profits<br />
Other reliefs<br />
Costs<br />
Discovery<br />
Passing off Action General<br />
General principles of the law of passing off<br />
Distinction between infringement and passing off actions<br />
Evidence in passing off actions<br />
Likelihood of deception or confusion and evidence<br />
Where goods or business different<br />
Passing off based on use of words Imitation of getup Non-profit making bodies<br />
Trade names and domain name<br />
Miscellaneous cases of passing off<br />
Defences in passing off actions<br />
Reliefs granted in suits for passing off<br />
Suits for passing off<br />
Evidence in Trade Mark Proceedings<br />
Fraud<br />
Offences and PenaltiesIntroduction<br />
Relevant sections<br />
Trade Mark<br />
Deceptively similar<br />
Proprietor of the trade mark<br />
Nature of offences and penalties<br />
False trade marks<br />
False trade description<br />
Liability of master, servant and shopkeeper<br />
Failure to mark textile goods<br />
Offences relating to registration, registry and register<br />
Defences<br />
Disposal of falsely marked goods<br />
Offences and Penalties continued<br />
Procedure before courts Seller warranty<br />
Imported goods<br />
Threat of Legal Proceedings and Trade Libel1. Groundless threats<br />
Trade Libel<br />
Miscellaneous Topics<br />
Res Judicata<br />
Persons acting in good faith and public servants<br />
Death of party and abandonment of application<br />
Other matters<br />
Trade Mark Law in Europe &nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Unfair Competition Law<br />
Trade Dress<br />
Geographical Indication of Goods<br />
Appendices<br />
The Trade Marks Act, 1999<br />
The Trade Marks Rules, 2002<br />
The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958<br />
The Geographical Indications of Goods(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999<br />
The Geographical Indications of Goods(Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002<br />
The Trade Marks (Applications and Appeals to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board) Rules, 2003<br />
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (Procedure) Rules, 2003<br />
Trade Marks Act 1994 of the United Kingdom<br />
Federal Trademark Act of 1946 as Amended (The Lanham Act) (U.S.A.)<br />
Notifications by Central Government<br />
Indication of Origin of Goods<br />
Instructions for the Limits of Variation in Respect of Trade Descriptions<br />
Directions of Central Government<br />
The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950<br />
Certain Provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945<br />
Certain Provisions of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954<br />
Certain Provisions of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960<br />
Ratification of Paris Convention<br />
Certain Provisions of the GATT and TRIPS<br />
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property</p>
