Trade Marks Act, 1999
26. Effect of removal from register for
failure to pay fee for removal –
Where a trade mark has been removed has been
removed from the register the register for failure to pay the fee for renewal,
it shall nevertheless, for the purpose of any application for the registration
of another trade mark during one year, next after the date of the removal, be
deemed to be a trade mark already on the register, unless the tribunal is
satisfied either-
(a) that there has been no bona fide trade use
of the trade mark which has been removed during the two years immediately
preceding its removal, or
(b) that no deception or confusion would be
likely to arise from the use of the trade mark which is the subject of the
application for registration by reason of any pervious use of the trade mark