Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Trade Marks Act, 1999

Year: 1999

Enactment Date: 1999-12-30

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade marks, to provide for registration and better protection of trade marks for goods and services and for the prevention of the use of fraudulent marks.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 10: Limitation as to colour.
    (1) A trade mark may be limited wholly or in part to any combination of colours and any such limitation shall be taken into consideration by the 1[Registrae or the High Court, as the case may be,] having to decide on the distinctive character of the trade mark.
     (2) So far as a trade mark is registered without limitation of colour, it shall be deemed to be registered for all colours.
Notes:
1.Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 21, for “tribunal” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
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