Trade Marks Act, 1999
32. Protection of registration on ground of
distinctiveness in certain cases.-
Where a trade mark is registered in breach of
sub-section (1) of section 9, it shall not be declared invalid if, no
consequence of the use which has been made it, it has after registration and
before commencement of any legal proceedings challenging the validity of such
registration, acquired a distinctive character in relation to the goods or
services for which it is registered.