Venkateswaran on Trade Marks And Passing-Off

About the Book
The Law of Trade Marks and Passing- Off, being revised after a gap of 47 years remains the finest Indian commentary on Trade Marks, Passing Off and Geographical Indications including the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2010 and covering updated case law till August 2010. The original author of this title Dr. Venkateswaran’s was the first and most distinguished authority on the law of Trade Marks and this new edition retains his original analysis of the fundamentals of Trade Mark law and Passing Off.

Standard Reference For
Trade mark Lawyers / Attorneys, IPR Firms, Trade mark Registrars, Law Practitioners, Judges, IT personnel, Court Libraries, Libraries of Law schools/ universities, Academicians

Key Highlights
• An advanced section-wise commentary on the current legislation on the Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off and Geographical Indications (like Darjeeling tea, Mysore silk, etc) in India as well as other jurisdictions like UK, Australia and Canada.
• Incorporates up-to-date Indian and foreign case law and all the landmark judgments from India and UK up to August 2010
• Detailed analytical commentary on the 1999 Act with clear references to the corresponding provisions of the Indian Acts of 1940 and 1958 and the UK Acts
• Explains section-by-section differences and similarities between the old Indian law and the current statute
• The impact of changes brought about by the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of Year 1999 dated 30th. December, 1999), Trade and Merchandise Rules, 2002 (w.e.f. 26th February, 2002), The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registrations and Protection) Act, 1999 (Act No. 48 of 1999 dated 30th December, 1999) and The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002 (w.e.f. 8th March, 2002) have been examined and discussed at length
• Article 16 (1) and (2) of the TRIPS Agreement mandating compliance with provisions of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention, all explained very clearly in the book
• State Amendments have been integrated under appropriate sections in the body of the text
• Facilitation of international registration of Indian Trade Marks and vice versa under the Madrid Protocol discussed
• Trade marks-based Index consolidated with the Subject Index allows for easy searches and cross references has been incorporated
• Contains Comparative Table covering the Act of '58 and the present Act of '99 and the Acts of Australia, Canada, UK and India along with commentary on the Geographical Indications Act, 1999 and recently passed Trade Mark (Amendment) Act, 2010
• Cyber Marks have also been covered at length
• Extensive coverage of English and Indian cases reported by premier law journals provided (RPC and PTC cases)

GENERAL CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 & 2
PREAMBLE............................................................. 1
Chap. I PRELIMINARY [Ss. 1 to 2]...................................... 41
CHAP. II THE REGISTER AND CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION [SS. 3 TO 17] ........................................... 141
CHAP. III PROCEDURE FOR AND DURATION OF REGISTRATION [SS. 18 TO 26] ......................................... 671
CHAP. IV EFFECT OF REGISTRATION [SS. 27 TO 36].............. 855
VOLUME 2
CHAP. V ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION [SS. 37 TO 45].. 1501
CHAP. VI USE OF TRADE MARKS AND REGISTERED USERS [SS. 46 TO 56]........................................................ 1557
CHAP. VII RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTER [SS. 57 TO 60] ....................................... 1689
CHAP. VIII COLLECTIVE MARKS [SS. 61 TO 68] ...................... 1817
CHAP. IX CERTIFICATION TRADE MARKS [SS. 69 TO 78]...... 1827
CHAP. X SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR TEXTILE GOODS [SS. 79 TO 82] .................................................................... 1847
CHAP. XI APPELLATE BOARD [SS. 83 TO 100] ...................... 1859
CHAP. XII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE [SS. 101 TO 121] .................................................................. 1895
CHAP. XIII MISCELLANEOUS [SS. 122 TO 159]........................ 2007
THE SCHEDULE...................................................... 2186
PART II
THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 1999
CHAP. I PRELIMINARY [SS. 1 TO 2]..................................... 2199
CHAP. II THE REGISTER AND CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION [SS. 3 TO 10] ........................................... 2217
CHAP. III PROCEDURE FOR AND DURATION OF REGISTRATION [SS. 11 TO 19] ......................................... 2237
CHAP. IV EFFECT OF REGISTRATION [SS. 20 TO 24].............. 2277
CHAP. V SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE MARKS AND PRIOR USERS AND PRIOR USERS [SS. 25 TO 26] ............................................................... 2299
CHAP. VI RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTER [SS. 27 TO 30] ....................................... 2303
CHAP. VII APPEALS TO THE APPELLATE BOARD [SS. 31 TO 36] ......................................................................... 2317
CHAP. VIII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE [SS. 37 TO 54] .................................................................... 2323
CHAP. IX MISCELLANEOUS [SS. 55 TO 87]............................ 2345

KAPIL WADHWA,
Advocate, Delhi High Court

IN COLLABORATION WITH SPECIALIST EDITORS
Chairman Editorial Advisory Board
DR. ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI
Member Of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court Of India
Former Additional Solicitor General Of India