Trade Marks Act, 1999
155. Provisions as to reciprocity.-
Where any country or country which is a member
of a group of countries or union of countries specified by the Central
Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette does not
accord to citizens of India the same rights in respect of the registration and
protection of trade marks as it accords to its own nationals, no national of
such country or Inter-Governmental Organization, as the case may be, shall be
entitled, either solely or jointly with any other person-
(a) to apply for the registration of, or be
registered as the proprietor of, a trade mark,
(b) to be registered as the assignee of the
proprietor of a registered trade mark,
(c) to apply for registration or be registered
user of a trade mark under section 49.