Lawgist140Power to require information of imported goods bearing false trade marks
(1) The proprietor or a licensee of a registered trade mark may give notice in writing to the Collector of Customs to prohibit the importation of any goods if the import of the said goods constitute infringement under clause (c) of sub-section (6) of section 29.
(2) Where goods, which are prohibited to be imported into India by notification of the Central Government under clause (n) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), for the protection of trade marks, and are liable to confiscation on importation under that Act, are imported into India, the Commissioner of Customs if, upon representation made to him, he has reason to believe that the trade mark complained of is used as a false trade mark, may require the importer of the goods, or his agent, to produce any documents in his possession relating to the goods and to furnish information as to the name and address of the person by whom the goods were consigned to India and the name and address of the person to whom the goods were sent in India.
(3) The importer or his agent shall, within fourteen days, comply with the requirement as aforesaid, and if he fails to do so, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(4) Any information obtained from the importer of the goods or his agent under this section may be communicated by the Commissioner of Customs to the registered proprietor or registered user of the trade mark which is alleged to have been used as a false trade mark.
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- 122 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 123 Certain persons to be public servants
- 124 Stay of proceedings where the validity of registration of the trade mark is questioned, etc
- 125 Application for rectification of register to be made to Appellate Board in certain cases
- 126 Implied warranty on sale of marked goods
- 127 Powers of Registrar
- 128 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar
- 129 Evidence before Registrar
- 130 Death of party to a proceeding
- 131 Extension of time
- 132 Abandonment
- 133 Preliminary advice by the Registrar as to distinctiveness
- 134 Suit for infringement, etc., to be instituted before District Court
- 135 Relief in suits for infringement or for passing off
- 136 Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings
- 137 Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar
- 138 Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc
- 139 Power to require goods to show indication of origin
- 140 Power to require information of imported goods bearing false trade marks
- 141 Certificate of validity
- 142 Groundless threats of legal proceedings
- 143 Address for service
- 144 Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration
- 145 Agents
- 146 Marks registered by an agent or representative without authority
- 147 Indexes
- 148 Documents open to public inspection
- 149 Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament
- 150 Fees and surcharge
- 151 Savings in respect of certain matters in Chapter XII
- 152 Declaration as to ownership of trade mark not registrable under the Registration Act, 1908
- 153 Government to be bound
- 154 Special provisions relating to applications for registration from citizens of convention countries
- 155 Provision as to reciprocity
- 156 Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
- 157 Power to make rules
- 158 Amendments
- 159 Repeal and savings
