Trade Marks Act, 1999
20. Advertisement of application. –
(1) When an application for registration of a
trade mark has been accepted whether absolutely or subject to conditions or
limitations, the Registrar shall, as soon as may be after acceptance, cause the
application as accepted together with the conditions or limitations, if any,
subject to which it has been accepted, ton be advertised in the prescribed
manner:
Provided that the Registrar may cause the
application to be advertised before acceptance if it relates to a trade mark to
which sub-section (1) of section 9 and sub-section (1) and (2) of section 11
apply, or in any other case where it appears to him that it is expedient by
reason of any exceptional circumstances so to do.
(2) Where –
(a) an application has
been advertised before acceptance under sub-section (1);
(b) after
advertisement of an application,-
(i) an error in the
application has been advertised before acceptance under sub-section (1); or
(ii) the application
has been permitted to be amended under section 22, the Registrar may in his
discretion cause the application to be advertised again or in any case failing
under clause (b) may, instead of causing the application to be advertised
again, notify in the prescribed manner the correction or amendment made in the
application.