The Trade Marks Act

Meaning of applying trade marks and trade descriptions

Falsifying and falsely applying trade marks

Penalty for applying false trade marks, trade descriptions, etc

Penalty for selling goods or providing services to which false trade mark or false trade  description is applied

Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction

Penalty for removing piece goods, etc., contrary to section 81

Penalty for falsely representing a trade mark as registered

Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Trade Marks Office

Penalty for falsification of entries in the register

No offence in certain cases

Forfeiture of goods

Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business

Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused

Offences by companies

Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure

Evidence of origin of goods imported by sea

Costs of defence or prosecution

Limitation of prosecution

Information as to commission of offence

Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India

Instructions of Central Government as to permissible variation to be observed by criminal  courts


OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE


If any person makes, or causes to be
made, a false entry in the register, or a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry in the register,
or produces or tenders or causes to be produced or tendered, in evidence any such writing, knowing the
entry or writing to be false, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two
years, or with fine, or with both. 

LAWGIST

# 109 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register