DRAFT RULES - Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2013. - G.S.R.523 (E). - Indian Law

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st August, 2013 G.S.R.523 (E).- The following draft of certain rules to further amend the Trade Marks Rules, 2002. which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), is hereby published, as required by sub-section (4) of the said section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of forty five days from the date on which the Official Gazette, containing the notification, are made available to the public; Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government; Objections or suggestions, if any may be sent to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Trade Marks Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as principal rules), in the First Schedule, in column 3,- (a) against serial numbers 1,3,4,5,6 and 7 for the entries 3500.00 . the entry, 4000.00 shall he substituted: and (b) against serial number 71 for the entry 12500.00 , the entry 20000.00 shall be substituted. 3. In the principal rules, in FORM TM-1, for the entry 3500 , the entry 4000 shall be substituted. 4. In the principal rules, in FORM TM-51 and FORM I'M-52, for the entries 3500 , the entry 4000 shall be substituted. 5. In the Principal rules, in FORM 'I'M-63, for the entry of 12500 the entry Rs. 20000/ shall be substituted. [F.No. 8 /26/ 2013-IPR-IV] D.V. PRASAD, it. 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, 26th day of February 2002, and subsequently amended as follows:- 1. G.S.R 428 (E) dated, 20th May, 2010; and 2. G.S.R 1024 (E) dated, 29th December, 2010.