If in any legal proceedings for rectification of the register before the [High Court] a decision is on contest given in favour of the registered proprietor or, as the case may be, authorised user of the geographical indication on the issue as to the validity of the registration of the geographical indication or the authorised user, the [High Court] may grant a certificate to that effect, and if such a certificate is granted, then, in any subsequent legal proceeding in which the said validity comes into question the said proprietor or the authorised user, as the case may be, on obtaining a final order or judgment in his favour affirming validity of the registration of the geographical indication or the authorised user, as the case may be, shall unless the said final order or judgment for sufficient reason directs otherwise, be entitled to his full cost charges and expenses as between legal practitioner and client.
Section 72: Certificate of validity.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999Central Act · Act 48 of 1999
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Section | 72 |
| Marginal note | Certificate of validity. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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- substituted, Act 33 of 2021. .Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 22, for "Appellate Board" (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
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