lead to the belief that the goods are the manufacture or merchandise of
some person other than the person whose manufacture or merchandise
they really are, shall be deemed to apply a false trade description to the
goods.
(As amended by G.N. No. 153 of 1964)
PART III
MARKING OF GOODS AND PROHIBITIONS IN
RELATION TO TRADE MARKS AND TRADE
DESCRIPTIONS
4. A person shall be deemed to forge a trade mark if he(a)
without the consent of the proprietor of the trade mark, makes
that trade mark or a mark so nearly resembling that trade mark as to be
likely to deceive; or
Certain acts
deemed to be a
forgery of a
trade mark
(b)
falsifies any genuine trade mark, whether by alteration, addition,
effacement or otherwise;
and any trade mark so made or falsified is in this Act referred to as a
forged trade mark.
5. (1) No person shall-
(a)
forge any trade mark; or
(b)
make any die, block, machine or other instrument for the
purpose of forging or of being used for forging a trade mark; or
(c)
dispose of or have in his possession any die, block, machine or
other instrument for the purpose of forging a trade mark; or
(d)
falsely apply to goods any trade mark or a mark so nearly
resembling a trade mark as to be likely to deceive; or
(e)
without the consent of the proprietor of a trade mark, make,
import or have in his possession any device for applying that trade mark
to goods or make any reproductions, replicas or representations of that
trade mark or import them otherwise than on goods to which they have
Forgery of trade
marks and other
acts prohibited