Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act : Prohibtion of registration of

Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,1999

Act No : 48

Section : Prohibtion of registration of geographical indication as trade mark.

25. Prohibition of registration of geographical indication as trade mark.-Notwithstanding anything contained in the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Registrar of Trade Marks referred to in section 3 of that Act, shall, suo motu or at the request of an interest d party, refuse or invalidate the registration of a trade mark which- (a) contains or consists of a geographical indication with respect to the goods or class or classes of goods not originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory which such geographical indication indicates, if use of uch geographical indications in the trade mark for such goods, is of such a nature as to confuse or mislead the persons as to the true place of origin of such goods or class or classes of goods; (b) contains or consists of a geographical indication identifying goods or class or classes of goods notified under sub-section (2) of section 22.