Section 144 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 – Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration

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Section 144: Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration

In any proceeding relating to a trade mark, the 1[Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,] shall admit evidence of the usages of the trade concerned and of any relevant trade mark or trade name or get up legitimately used by other persons.

Source: official text of The Trade Marks Act, 1999 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

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