Trade Marks Act, 1999
159. Repeal and savings.-
(1) The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958
(43 of 1958) is hereby repealed.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions
contained in the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with respect to
repeals, any notification, rule, order, requirement, registration, certificate,
notice, decision, determination, direction, approval, authorization, consent,
application, request or thing made, issued, given or done under the Trade and
Merchandise Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) shall, if in force at the commencement of
this Act, continue to be in force and have effect as if made, issued, given or
done under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(3) The provisions of this Act shall apply to
any application for registration of a trade mark pending at the commencement of
this Act and to any proceedings consequent thereon any to any registration
granted in pursuance thereof.
(4) Subject to the provisions of section 100
and notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act, any
legal proceeding pending in any court at the commencement of this Act may be
continued in that court as if this Act has not been passed.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Act, where a particular use of a registered trade mark is not an infringement
of a trade mark registered before the commencement of this Act then the
continued use of that mark shall not be an infringement under this Act.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-section 92), the date of expiration of registration of a trade mark
registered before the commencement of this Act shall be that date immediately
after the period of seven years for which it was registered or renewed.
Provided that the registration of a defensive
trade mark referred to in section 47 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act,
1958 (43 of 1958) shall cease to have effect on the date immediately after the
expiry of five years of such commencement or after the expiry of the period for
which it was registered or renewed, whichever is earlier.