Law: Trade Marks Act, (V of 1940)

Section: 76,8(a),10(1),14(1),15(1),6(1)(e),8,10,1 4,15

Law: General Clauses Act, 1897

Section: 24A

Law: Trade Marks Rules, 1963

Section: 84

(a) Trade Marks Act (V of 1940)-- ----Ss. 6, 8, 10 & 15---Registration of trade mark---Procedure---Registrar of Trade Marks was competent to refuse application for registration or to accept the same absolutely or subject to amendment, modification or limitations--­Registrar, in case of refusal or conditional acceptance was required to state in writing the grounds of his decision---Once an application for registration of trade mark had been accepted either absolutely or subject to conditions or limitations, same should be advertised in prescribed manner---Provisions of S.15(1) of Trade Marks Act, 1940 had authorised. Registrar to advertise an application before its acceptance if a trade mark applied for falls within ambit of S.6(1)(e) of the Act ---Registrar, in exceptional circumstances, was also competent to advertise application for registration of trade, if in his opinion it was so expedient---Registrar was also authorised to re-advertise said trade mark after application had been accepted, but that was discretionary with him as the incorporated phrase "but shall not be bound so to do" indicated. Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks, Karachi v. Messrs Lakson Tobacco Company Ltd. 1992 SCMR 2323; Transpak Corporation Ltd. v. The Registrar of .Trade Marks 1991 MLD 658; Messrs Surya Brothers v. Messrs Dada Soap Factory Ltd. PLD 1971 Kar. 189; David Vaughan Racklin v. Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks, Karachi 1986 MLD 1666; Tambrands Inc. v. Registrar of Trade Marks 1991 MLD 1414; Block Drug Company Inc. v. The Registrar of Trade Marks 1991 MLD 2310; Lakson Tobacco Company Limited v. Registrar of Trade Marks 1991 CLC Note 328 at p.251; Messrs Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd. v. Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks PLD 1992 Kar. 15; Ruston and Homby Ltd. v. Zamindara Engineering Co. AIR 1970 SC 1649 and Messrs Dada Soap Factory Ltd. v. Crescent Pak Industries Ltd. and another 1987 MLD 1256 ref. (b) Trade Marks Act (V of 1940)-- ----Ss. 6, 8, 10, 14 & 15---Registration of trade mark ---Procedure---Discretion of Registrar of Trade Marks---Provisions of Ss. 14 & 15 of Trade Marks Act, 1940 had vested the Registrar with discretion to advertise or not to…

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