Trade Mark Rules 2017 Notified by Govt
Dated 06.03.2017
These rules will be called Trade Mark Rules 2017. They shall come into force from date of Publication in Official Gazette
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th March, 2017
G.S.R. 199(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules, namely, the Trade Marks Rules, 2015 were published as required under sub-section (4) of section 157 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) number G.S.R. 879 (E) dated, the 17th November, 2015, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the Gazette were made available to the public on the 17th November, 2015;
And whereas, objections and suggestions have been received from various persons and stakeholders within the specified period in respect of the draft rules contained in the said notification and all the objections and suggestions have been duly consulted by the Central Government Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules in supersession of the to replace Trade Marks Rules, 2002, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, namely:-
PART I
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Trade Marks Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on date of publication in the official Gazette.