- It went into effect on March 6, 2017, with the goal of simplifying and expediting trademark administration. These Rules emphasised digitalization of the entire process, including digital filing and electronic communication. The Trade Mark Rules, 2017, work in tandem with the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
- Following these modifications, Trade Mark offices ceased issuing physical copies of registration certificates. As a result, digital registration certificates are equivalent to physical registration certificates and can be used as proof of registration.
- Even before these Rules were enacted, significant changes were occurring in Trade Mark registration, such as faster processing of trade mark applications, publication in trademark journals, and issuance of registration certificates.
- Once the provisional attachment order is confirmed, officers of the Enforcement Directorate may take possession of the attached property under Section 8(4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- The bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari, and Hima Kohli was dealing with the constitutionality of the provisions of the Benami Transactions Prohibition Act 1988 in the case Union of India versus M/s Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd.
- The case raised the question of whether the provision for forfeiture of property is punitive or civil in nature.
- It should be noted that the PMLA decision, which upheld the ED's broad powers of arrest, raid, and attachment, as well as the stringent bail conditions, drew widespread criticism.
- Former Supreme Court Justice L Nageswara Rao recently stated at a public event that he may have taken a different view in the PMLA decision
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