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Trade Marks Rules, 1959
Section
Section Title
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 : PRELIMINARY
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Short title and commencement
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2
Definitions
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Principal place of business in India
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Appropriate office of the Trade Marks Registry
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Jurisdiction of appropriate office not altered by change in the principal place of business or address for service
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Entry of the appropriate office in the Register
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Transfer of pending applications and proceedings to appropriate offices of the Trade Marks Registry
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8
Leaving of documents etc [1]
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9
Documents etc. filed or left not at the appropriate office [1]
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Issue of notices etc
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Fees
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12
Forms
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Size, etc of documents
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14
Signing of documents
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Service of documents
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16
Particulars of address etc. of applicants and other persons
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17
Statement of principal place of business in India in an application
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18
Address for service
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19
Address for service in application and opposition proceedings
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20
Non-availability of an address for service
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21
Agency
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22
Classification of goods or services
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23
Preliminary advice by Registrar as to distinctiveness
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24
Request to Registrar for search
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CHAPTER II. : PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS
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25
Form and signing of application
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Application to be confined to one class, etc
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Statement of user in applications
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28
Representation of mark
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29
Additional representations
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30
Representations to be durable and satisfactory
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31
Specimens of the mark in exceptional cases
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32
Series of trade marks
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33
Transliteration and translation
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34
Names and representations of living persons or persons recently dead
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35
Name or description of goods or services on a mark
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36
Application under reciprocal arrangements
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Acknowledgement of receipt of applications
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38
Search
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39
Objection to acceptance, Hearing
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40
Notice of withdrawal of application for registration
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41
Decision of Registrar
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42
Disclaimer
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43
Correction and amendment of application
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44
Withdrawal of acceptance by the Registrar
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45
Application for registration of a defensive trade mark
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46
Manner of Advertisement
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47
Fee and printing block
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48
Advertisement of series
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49
Notification of correction or amendment of application
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50
Request to Registrar for particulars of advertisement of a mark.-Any person may request the Registrar on form TM
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51
Notice of Opposition
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52
Counterstatement .-The counterstatement required by sub-section (2) of section 21 shall be sent in triplicate on form TM
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53
Evidence in support of opposition by the opponents
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54
Evidence in support of application
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55
Evidence in reply by opponent
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56
Further evidence
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57
Exhibits
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58
Translation of documents
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59
Hearing and decision
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60
Security for costs
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61
Procedure for giving notice
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62
Entry in the Register
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63
Associated marks
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64
Death of applicant before registration
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65
Certificate of registration
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CHAPTER III :RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AND RESTORATION
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Renewal of Registration
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67
Notice before removal of trade mark from register
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68
Advertisement of removal of trade mark from the register
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69
Restoration and renewal of registration.-An application for the restoration of a trade mark to the register and renewal of its registration under sub-section (4) of section 25, shall be made in Form TM
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70
Notice and advertisement of renewal and restoration
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CHAPTER IV : ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION
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71
Application for entry of assignment or transmission
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72
Particulars to be stated in application
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73
Case accompanying application
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74
Proof of title
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75
Impounding of Instruments
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76
Assignments involving transmission of moneys outside India
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77
Application for Registrar's direction as to advertisement of an assignment of a trade mark without goodwill of the business.-(1) An application for directions under section 41 shall be made on form TM
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78
Application for entry of assignment without goodwill
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79
Separate registration
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80
Registrar's certificate or approval as to certain assignment and transmissions.-Any person who desires to obtain the Registrar's certificate under sub-section 2 of section 39 or his notification of approval under section 40 shall send to the Registrar with his application on form TM.-17 or form TM
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Registration of assignment to accompany under section 46.-For the purposes of sub-section (3) of section 45, the period within which a company may be registered as the subsequent proprietor of a registered trade mark upon application made under rule 71 shall be six months from the date of advertisement in the Journal of the registration of the trade mark or such further period not exceeding six months as the Registrar may allow on application being made on form TM
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CHAPTER V : REGISTERED USERS
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Application for registration as registered user
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Particulars to be stated in the agreement
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Refusal to forward by Registrar an application for non-appliance with the rules
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85
Consideration by the Central Government
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86
Hearing before issuing direction to refuse an application or to accept it conditionally
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87
Entry in the register
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Registration not to imply authoirsation to transmit money outside India
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88
Notification of registration as registered user
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89
Registered proprietor's application to vary entry
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90
Cancellation of registration of registered user.-(1) An application for the cancellation of the registration of a registered user under clause(b)or clause (c) or clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 52 shall be made on form TM
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Power of the Registrar to require information for enforcing quality control
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92
Procedure on application to vary entry or cancel registration
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Registered user's application under section 57(2).-Application under sub-section (2) of section 57 shall be made on form TM.-16. or Form TM-33 or Form TM
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CHAPTER VI : RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF REGISTER
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Application to rectify or remove a trade mark from the register
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Further procedure
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96
Intervention by third parties
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Rectification of the register by the Registrar of his own motion
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98
Alteration of address in register
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Application under Section 57(1).- Where an application has been made under Sub-section (1) of section 57 for the alteration of the register by correction, change, cancellation or striking on goods or services or for the entry of a disclaimer or memorandum the Registrar may require the applicant to furnish such evidence by affidavit or otherwise as the Registrar may think fit, as to the circumstances in which the application is made. Such application shall be made on Form TM-16 , TM-33., TM
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100
Advertisement of certain applications
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101
Alteration of registered trade mark
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102
Advertisement before decision and opposition etc
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103
Decision - Advertisement - Notification
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104
Printing block and fee for advertisement
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105
Re-classification in respect of existing registration
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CHAPTER VII : MISCELLANEOUS
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Extension of time
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107
Exercise of discretionary power of Registrar
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108
Notification of decision
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109
Amendments and correction of irregularity in procedure
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110
Directions not otherwise prescribed
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111
Hearings
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112
Costs in uncontested cases
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113
Exception to rule 112
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114
Scale of costs
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115
Application for review of Registrar's decision
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116
Form, etc of Affidavits
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117
Inspection of documents
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118
Distribution of copies of Journal and other documents
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119
Certified copies of documents
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120
Certificate for use in obtaining registration abroad
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121
Time for appeal
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122
Application made to the HIGH COURT to be served on the Registrar
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Certificate of validity to be noted
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Return of exhibits and printing blocks
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Destruction of records
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126
Rules to apply to certification trade marks.122
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Application for registration and proceedings relating thereto
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128
Case accompanying application
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Hearing by the Central Government before issuing directions to the Registrar to accept an application or to accept it conditionally
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Opposition to registration of certification trade marks
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Rectification of certification trade mark entries
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132
Alteration of regulations relating to certification trade mark
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Consent of Central Government to assignment or transmission of certification trade marks
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Definitions
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135
Rules to apply to textile marks
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Textile Marks
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Textile Goods
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Application to register word mark
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Application to register letters or numerals or any combination thereof
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Application to register letters or numerals or any combination thereof in respect of items of textile goods
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Application for registration of other textile marks
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Non-registrability of certain marks
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Marks likely to deceive or to cause confusion
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146
Register of Trade marks Agents
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Registration of existing registered trade marks agents
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Qualifications for registration
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Persons debarred from registration
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150
Manner of making application
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Application for registration as a trade marks agent
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152
Procedure on application and qualifying requirements
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Certificate of registration
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154
Continuance of a name in the Register of Trade Marks Agents
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155
Removal of agent's name from the Register of Trade marks Agents
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156
Restoration of removed names
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157
Alteration in the Register of Trade Marks Agents
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Publication of the Register of Trade marks Agents
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158A
Appeal
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159
Definitions
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160
Testing for length and width of piece-goods
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161
Allowances for peculiarities of cloth and for stretching
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Testing of yarns
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Number of samples to be selected
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Further examination
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Manner of selection and testing of Samples
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Stove Test
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Place of testing
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168
Security
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169
Piece-goods
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170
Stamping of piece-goods
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171
Cases where requirement as to stamping may be waived
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172
Nature of stamping required
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173
Languages and numerals to be used for marking
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174
Indications of weight, length, name of manufacturer etc
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Manner of marking cotton yarn and cotton thread
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Marking of cover
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177
Markings to be clear and distinct
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Manner of expressing count of cotton-yarn
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Indication of other particulars
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Exemptions
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Repeal
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