Section 25 Trade Marks Act 1999 prescribes that registration of a trade mark shall be for a period of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 25(1) Trade Marks Act 1999: 'The registration of a trade mark, after the commencement of this Act, shall be for a period of TEN YEARS, but may be renewed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this section.'
2. Section 25(2): renewal application on payment of prescribed fee. Renewal period: another 10 years (Section 25(3) implies indefinite renewability).
3. Section 25(4) provides for restoration of a removed mark within 1 year of removal.
4. Section 47 provides for removal on grounds of non-use for a continuous period of 5 years and 3 months.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Trade Marks Act 1999, Section 25_
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