101Meaning of applying trade marks and trade descriptions
(1) A person shall be deemed to apply a trade mark or mark or trade description to goods or services who--
(a) applies it to the goods themselves or uses it in relation to services; or
(b) applies it to any package in or with which the goods are sold, or exposed for sale, or had in possession for sale or for any purpose of trade or manufacture; or
(c) places, encloses or annexes any goods which are sold, or exposed for sale, or had in possession for sale or for any purpose of trade or manufacture, in or with any package or other thing to which a trade mark or mark or trade description has been applied; or
(d) uses a trade mark or mark or trade description in any manner reasonably likely to lead to the belief that the goods or services in connection with which it is used are designated or described by that trade mark or mark or trade description; or
(e) in relation to the goods or services uses a trade mark or trade description in any sign, advertisement, invoice, catalogue, business letter, business paper, price list or other commercial document and goods are delivered or services are rendered to a person in pursuance of a request or order made by reference to the trade mark or trade description as so used.
(2) A trade mark or mark or trade description shall be deemed to be applied to goods whether it is woven in, impressed on, or otherwise worked into, or annexed or affixed to, the goods or to any package or other thing.
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- 101 Meaning of applying trade marks and trade descriptions
- 102 Falsifying and falsely applying trade marks
- 103 Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc
- 104 Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied
- 105 Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction
- 106 Penalty for removing piece goods, etc., contrary to section 81
- 107 Penalty for falsely representing a trade mark as registered
- 108 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Trade Marks Office
- 109 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register
- 110 No offence in certain cases
- 111 Forfeiture of goods
- 112 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
- 113 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
- 114 Offences by companies
- 115 Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure
- 116 Evidence of origin of goods imported by sea
- 117 Costs of defence or prosecution
- 118 Limitation of prosecution
- 119 Information as to commission of offence
- 120 Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India
- 121 Instructions of Central Government as to permissible variation to be observed by criminal courts