Date: 2014-08-01Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Trade Marks Rules, 2002, These rules may be called the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2014.
Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, announces amendments to the Trade Marks Rules, 2002. These amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (August 1, 2014), primarily involve revisions to fees specified in the First and Second Schedules of the Trade Marks Rules, 2002. The changes follow a period of public consultation initiated in August 2013, during which no objections were received.
Key Points / Main Content:
Fee Amendments:
* In the First Schedule of the Trade Marks Rules, 2002, certain fees are revised.
* For serial numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, the entry "3500.00" is substituted with "4000".
* For serial number 71, the entry "12,500.00" is substituted with "20000".
* In the Second Schedule of the Trade Marks Rules, 2002, fees in specific forms are revised.
* In FORM TM1, FORM TM51, and FORM TM52, the entry "3500" is substituted with "4000".
* In FORM TM63, the entry "12500" is substituted with "20000".
Impact Analysis:
Applicants for Trade Marks:
* Impact: Applicants will be required to pay the revised fees for various trade mark related processes and filings.
* Action Required: Applicants should be aware of the new fee structure and ensure that they pay the correct amount when submitting applications or other documents related to trade marks.
Trade Marks Registry:
* Impact: The Registry needs to implement the revised fee structure.
* Action Required: Update systems and inform personnel about the changes to ensure accurate fee collection and processing of trade mark applications.
Key Entities Referenced
Trade Marks Rules, 2002: The principal rules that are being amended by this notification.
Trade Marks Act, 1999: The Act of Parliament that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding trade marks.
Trade Marks Amendment Rules, 2014: The rules being introduced to amend the Trade Marks Rules, 2002.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry under which the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion operates.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion: The department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for formulating industrial policy.
New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the Trade Marks Amendment Rules, 2014 will be published.
D. V. PRASAD: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st August, 2014
G.S.R. 555(E).– Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Trade Marks Rules, 2002, were published,
as required under sub-section (1) of Section 157 of the 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. 523 (E), dated the 1st August, 2013, in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), dated the 1st August, 2013, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected
thereby, before the expiry of forty-five days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing notification were
made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 26th August, 2013;
And whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from the public;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of the Section 157 of the
Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Trade Marks Rules, 2002, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Trade Marks Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the First Schedule, in
column (3),—¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(a) against serial numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, for the entries “3500.00”, the entry “4000” shall respectively be
substituted;
(b) against serial number 71, for the entry “12,500.00 ”, the entry “20000” shall be substituted.
3. In the said rules, (a) in the Second Schedule, in FORM TM-1, FORM TM-51 and FORM -TM 52, for the
entries “3500”, the entry “4000” shall respectively be substituted.
(b) in FORM TM-63, for the entry “12500”, the entry “20000” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 8/26/2013-IPR-IV]
D. V. PRASAD, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
notification number G.S.R 114 (E), dated the 26th February, 2002, and subsequently amended as follows:—
(i) G.S.R. 428 (E), dated the 20th May, 2010;
(ii) G.S.R. 1024 (E), dated the 29th December, 2010 ; and
(iii) G.S.R. 21 (E), dated the 14th January, 2013.
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