This post was first published on 8th July, 2014.
In today’s post, we’ll be talking about Section 9(3), thereby concluding one half of the series, i.e., absolute grounds for refusal of registration of trademarks.
Section 9(3) talks about the registrability of the shape of goods. As per the provision, a mark shall not be registered as a trademark if it consists exclusively of:
Shape of goods which results from the nature of the goods themselves;
Shape of goods necessary…
