Mediation in cases pending before Registrar of Trade Mark, Delhi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Commerce & Industries
Office of the Controller General Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Boudhik Sampada Bhawan, S. M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai 400037

No. CG/TMR Del/DSLSA/

Dated: 31.03.2016

PUBLIC-NOTICE

Mediation in cases pending before Registrar of Trade Marks, at the Trade Marks Registry Delhi

In view of the pendency of Opposition/Rectification matters at Trade Mark Registry, Delhi, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) has undertaken to initiate a project to liquidate such pendency through Mediation /Conciliation based on Mediation/Conciliation Rules framed under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, which are available at the website of DSLSA. (www.dslsa.org).

Initially, it was decided to undertake the project on pilot basis by taking up 500 pending Opposition/Rectification matters as per notified list. Now the office has decided to invite consent from concerned parties in all the Opposition/Rectification proceeding pending in the Trademark Registry and final hearing has not been concluded.

The interested parties in the aforesaid Opposition/Rectification proceeding may submit their consent in the “Consent Form” as appended herewith to Shri Hemant Khosla, In-charge, Tribunal Section, TMR, Delhi via mail at hemantk.tmr@nic.in within 30 days from the date of this Notice, so that their matters may be referred to DSLSA for further action. The original “Consent Form” should be submitted before the designated officer of DSLSA at the time of Mediation proceeding.

(Om Prakash Gupta)
Controller General of Patent Designs & Trade Marks