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The Copyright Act, 1957
Enactment Date: 04-06-1957
Act Year: 1957
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date: 21-01-1958
Intellectual Property Law
Short Title
The Copyright Act, 1957
Long Title
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 04-06-1957
Act Year: 1957
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date : 21-01-1958
Section 68A r/w Section 52A(2)
Crime: Publishing a video film without showing the copy of certificate granted by Board of Film Certification, name and address of the person who made the video film and a declaration by him that he has obtained necessary license or consent from owner of copyright, name and address of owner of copyright in such work
Title:
Penalty for contravention of section 52A.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 68A r/w Section 52A(1)
Crime: Publishing a sound recording without showing the name and address of the person who made the record, the name and address of the owner of copyright or the year of its first publication
Title:
Penalty for contravention of section 52A.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 67
Crime: Making or causing to be made a false entry in the Register of Copyrights
Title:
Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 67
Crime: Making or causing to be made a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of any entry in Register of Copyrights
Title:
Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 67
Crime: Producing or tendering or causing to be produced or tendered as evidence any entry or writing, knowing it to be false
Title:
Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 65B(ii)
Crime: Knowingly distributing, importing for distribution, broadcasting or communicating to the public copies of any work or performance, with knowledge that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority
Title:
Protection of Rights Management Information.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 65B(i)
Crime: Knowingly removing or altering any rights management information without authority
Title:
Protection of Rights Management Information.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 65A(1)
Crime: Circumventing any technological measures applied for purpose of protecting any rights conferred by Copyright Act with the intention to infringe such rights
Title:
Protection of technological measures.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 65
Crime: Knowingly making or possessing any plate for the purpose of making infringing copy of any work in which copyright subsists
Title:
Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 63B.
Crime: Knowingly using an infringing copy of a computer programme
Title:
Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 63
Crime: Knowingly infringing the copyright in a work
Title:
Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS
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Section 63
Crime: Knowingly infringing any other right than copyright conferred by Copyright Act
Title:
Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS
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Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS
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The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
Enactment Date: 30-12-1999
Act Year: 1999
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date: 15-09-2003
Intellectual Property Law
Short Title
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
Long Title
An Act to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 30-12-1999
Act Year: 1999
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date : 15-09-2003
Section 40
Crime: Selling, letting for hire, exposing for sale, hiring or having in possession for sale, goods or things to which any false geographical indication is applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods to which false geographical indication is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 40
Crime: Selling, letting for hire, exposing for sale, hiring or having in possession for sale, notified goods or things to without the required indication of the country or place in which they were made, or the name and address of the manufacturer, or person for whom the goods were manufactured.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods to which false geographical indication is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(e)
Crime: Tampering with, altering or effacing any geographical indication or causing to tamper, alter or efface any any geographical indication of origin to any notified goods with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(d)
Crime: Applying or causing to apply false geographical indication of the country or place or name or address of the manufacturer, to any notified goods with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(c)
Crime: Possessing or causing to possess any die, block, machine, plate or other instrument for falsifying a geographical indication with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(c)
Crime: Making or causing to be made any die, block, machine, plate or other instrument for falsifying a geographical indication with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(c)
Crime: Disposing of or causing dispose any die, block, machine, plate or other instrument for falsifying a geographical indication with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(b)
Crime: Falsely applying or causing to be falsely applied any geographical indication to goods with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 39(a)
Crime: Falsifying or causing the falsification of any geographical indication with the intent to defraud.
Title:
Penalty for applying false geographical indications.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
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The Patents Act, 1970
Enactment Date: 19-09-1970
Act Year: 1970
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date: 01-04-1978
Intellectual Property Law
Short Title
The Patents Act, 1970
Long Title
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to patents.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 19-09-1970
Act Year: 1970
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date : 01-04-1978
Section 119
Crime: Making or causing to be made a false entry in a register.
Title:
Falsification of entries in register, etc.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 119
Crime: Making or causing to be made a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry in register.
Title:
Falsification of entries in register, etc.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Section 119
Crime: Knowingly producing, tendering, or causing to be produced or tendered, in evidence any false writing or entry.
Title:
Falsification of entries in register, etc.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Section 118 r/w Section 39
Crime: Making or causing to be made an application for grant of patent outside India, without the written permission of the Controller.
Title:
Contravention of Secrecy provisions relating to certain inventions.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Section 118 r/w Section 35
Crime: Failing to comply with directions issued by the Controller for secrecy relating to inventions relevant for defence purposes.
Title:
Contravention of Secrecy provisions relating to certain inventions.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
Enactment Date: 04-09-2000
Act Year: 2000
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Commerce
Enforcement Date: 01-05-2004
Intellectual Property Law
Short Title
The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
Long Title
An Act to provide for the protection of semiconductor integrated circuits layout-designs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 04-09-2000
Act Year: 2000
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Commerce
Enforcement Date : 01-05-2004
Section 59.
Crime: Making or causing a false entry to be made in the register or a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry in the register.
Title:
Penalty for falsification of entries in the register.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment
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Section 59.
Crime: Knowingly producing or tendering a false entry or false writing as evidence.
Title:
Penalty for falsification of entries in the register.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
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Section 58.
Crime: Using words on one's place of business or any document, which would lead to the belief that one's place of business is or is officially connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry.
Title:
Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Section 57.
Crime: Making a false representation stating that a layout-design has been registered, when it is unregistered.
Title:
Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered.
Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 50000
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
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Section 56 r/w Section 18(1)(b)
Crime: Any person, not being the registered proprietor, knowingly and wilfully importing, selling or distributing a registered layout-design or semiconductor integrated circuit or an article incorporating such a semiconductor integrated circuit containing such registered layout-design for commercial purposes.
Title:
Penalty for infringement of layout-design.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 100000
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Forfeiture : All goods and things by means of which the offence was committed.
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Section 56 r/w Section 18(1)(a)
Crime: Any person, not being the registered proprietor, knowingly and wilfully reproducing a registered layout-design.
Title:
Penalty for infringement of layout-design.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 100000
Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Forfeiture : All goods and things by means of which the offence was committed.
Life Imprisonment
Death
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The Trade Marks Act, 1999
Enactment Date: 30-12-1999
Act Year: 1999
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date: 15-09-2003
Intellectual Property Law
Short Title
The Trade Marks Act, 1999
Long Title
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade marks, to provide for registration and better protection of trade marks for goods and services and for the prevention of the use of fraudulent marks.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 30-12-1999
Act Year: 1999
Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enforcement Date : 15-09-2003
Section 104
Crime: Selling, letting for hire or exposing for sale goods or things to which any false trade mark is applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment
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Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Section 104
Crime: Hiring or having in possession for sale goods or things to which any false trade mark is applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Section 104
Crime: Providing or hiring services to which any false trade description is applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 104 r/w Section 139
Crime: Selling, letting for hire or exposing for sale goods or things to which the required indication of the country or place in which they were made or produced or the name and address of the manufacturer, or person for whom the goods are manufactured is not applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 104 r/w Section 139
Crime: Hiring or having in possession for sale goods or things to which the required indication of the country or place in which they were made or produced or the name and address of the manufacturer, or person for whom the goods are manufactured is not applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 104 r/w Section 139
Crime: Providing or hiring services to which the required indication of the country or place in which they were made or the name and address of the person for whom the services are provided is not applied.
Title:
Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade description is applied.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 103(f) r/w Section 139
Crime: Tampering, altering or effacing an indication of origin applied to any goods to which it is required by notification to be applied, or causing the same to be done.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 103(e) r/w Section 139
Crime: Applying a false indication of country, name, place or address of manufacturer to goods.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Death
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Section 103(d)
Crime: Applying or causing to be applied any false trade description to goods or services.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Section 103(c)
Crime: Making, disposing of or having in possession, any die, block, machine, plate or other instrument for the purpose of falsifying a trade mark, or causing the same to be done.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 103(b)
Crime: Falsely applying or causing any trade mark to be falsely applied to goods or services.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
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Death
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Imprisonment
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Imprisonment
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Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
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Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
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Section 103(a)
Crime: Falsifying or causing any trade mark to be falsified.
Title:
Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc.
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine
Imprisonment
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine
Imprisonment
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000
Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified
Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment
Life Imprisonment
Death
Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000