Trademark Cannot Be Removed From Official Records Without Notice, Even If Not Renewed For 7 Years After Expiration: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court held that despite no renewal application being made by the trade-mark holder even after seven years of expiry, the Registrar of Trade Marks could not remove the registered Trade-Mark from the official record without following the process under Section 25(3) of the Trademarks Act, 1999 (“the Act”) and the rule 58 of the Trade Mark rules, 2017 (“the...