Trade Marks Act, 1999
103. Penalty for applying false trade marks,
trade descriptions, etc.-
Any person who –
(a) falsifies any trade mark, or
(b) falsely applies to goods or services any
trade mark, or
(c) makes, disposes of, or has in his
possession, any die, block, machine, plate or other instrument for the purpose
of falsifying or of being used for falsifying, a trade mark, or.
(d) applies any false trade description to
goods or services, or
(e) applies to any goods to which an
indication of the country or place in which they were made or produced or the
name and address of the manufacturer or person for whom the goods are
manufactured is required to be applied under section 139, a false indication of
such country, place, name or address, or
(f) tampers with, alters or effaces an
indication of origin which has been applied to any goods to which it is
required to be applied under section to be done,
(g) causes any of the things above-mentioned
in this section to be done.
Shall, unless the proves that he acted,
without intent to defraud, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with
fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to
two lakh rupees.
Provided that the court may, for adequate and
special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of
imprisonment for a term of less than six months or a fine of less than fifty
thousand rupees.