Collective trade marks are trademarks owned by any association or organization and it belongs to a group rather than a single proprietor. It is used by its members to identify themselves with a level of quality or accuracy, geographical origin, or other characteristics set by their respective association or organisation.
Collective mark cannot be registered if it is likely to deceive the public or is likely to cause confusion.
Application for registration of the collective mark should accompany the rules and regulations governing user of the collective mark. Specifically it must specify as to who are the persons so authorized to use the collective mark. The regulation shall also specify, the conditions and it shall contain sanctions against misuse. It may also mention any other matters as may be prescribed.
The Registrar shall accept the application conditionally or unconditionally or may refuse but on acceptance Registrar shall notify the mark with regulation.
These regulations are freely opened for public inspection.
After registration changes can be made by following the procedure which is same as for registration of the mark.
The registration of the collective mark can be removed if the user has caused misleading to the public or the proprietor failed to observe the regulations governing the use.
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