Section 53: Infringement goods, material or articles may be treated as prohibited

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53. Infringement goods, material or articles may be treated as prohibited.___(1) The proprietor of the registered trade mark may give notice in writing to the 1[Director General, IPR (Enforcement), Director, IPR (Enforcement) or Collecto r of Customs or any competent authority under the Custom Act, 1969 (IV of 1969)] that— (a) he is the proprietor of the registered trade mark; (b) at a time and place specified in the notice, goods which, in relation to that registered trade mark are infringing goods, material or articles, or bear false indications as to their source or the identity of their manufacturer are expected to arrive in Pakistan from outside Pakistan and that they are subject to the control of the customs authorities under the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969); and (c) he requests the 1[Director General, IPR (Enforcement), Director, IPR (Enforcement) or Collector of Customs or any competent authority under the Custom Act, 1969 (IV of 1969)] to treat such goods as prohibited goods.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 52: Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings Section 54: Notice for intervention by customs authorities Section 51: Order as to disposal of infringing goods, material or articles Section 55: Furnishing of security or equivalent assurance to customs authority Section 50: Period after which remedy of delivery be not available Section 56: Collector of Customs may seize goods bearing infringing trade mark

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