4Prohibition of registration of certain companies, etc
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no competent authority shall,--
(a) register any company, firm or other body of persons which bears any name, or
(b) register a trade mark or design which bears any emblem or name, or
(c) grant a patent in respect of any invention which bears a title containing any emblem or name,
if the use of such name or emblem is in contravention of section 3.
(2) If any question arises before a competent authority whether any emblem is an emblem specified in the Schedule or a colourable imitation thereof, the competent authority may refer the question to the Central Government, and the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be final.
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- 1 Short title, extent, application and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Prohibition of improper use of certain emblems and names
- 4 Prohibition of registration of certain companies, etc
- 5 Penalty
- 6 Previous sanction for prosecution
- 7 Savings
- 8 Power of the Central Government to amend the Schedule
- 9 Power to make rules