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Absolute grounds for refusal of
registration :-
(1) The Trade Marks –
(a) Which
are devoid of any distinctive character, that is to say, not capable of
distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of another
person;
(b)
Which consist exclusively of marks or indications which may serve in trade to
designate the kind, quality, intended purpose, values, geographical origin or
the time of production of the goods or rendering of the service or other
characteristics of the goods or service;
(c) Which consists exclusively of marks or
indications which have become customary in the current language or in the bona fide and established practices of
the trade,
Shall not be registered:
Provided that a trade mark shall not be refused registration if before the date of application for registration it has acquired a distinctive character as a result of the use made of it or is a well-known trade mark Trademark Consultants Bangalore.
(2) A mark shall not be registered
as a trade mark if –
(a)
it is of such nature as to device the public or cause confusion;
(b)
it contains or comprises of any matter likely to hurt the religious
susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizens of India;
(c) it comprises or contains scandalous or obscene matter Trademark Consultants Bangalore;
