The provisions of Part I, Part IV, and VII of these rules shall, in their application to collective trademarks, apply only subject to the provisions of this Part.
(1) An application for the registration of a collective trademark for goods or services under sub-section (1) of section 63 shall be made to the Registrar in Form. TM-A along with the draft regulations.
(2) References in Part I of the rules to the acceptance of an application for the registration of a trademark for goods or services, shall, in their application to collective trademark, be substituted by references to authorisation to proceed with the application.
(3) The address in India, if any, of an applicant to register a collective trademark shall be deemed to be the address of his principal place of business in India for all the purposes for which such an address is required by the rules.
(4) The regulations governing collective trademarks shall specify, inter alia—
(a) the name of the association of persons and their respective office addresses;
(b) the object of the association;
(c) the details of members;
(d) the conditions for membership and relation of each member with the group;
(e) the persons authorised to use the trademark and the nature of control the applicant exercise over the use of the collective trademark;
(f) the conditions governing use of the collective trademark, including sanctions;
(g) the procedure for dealing with appeals against the use of the collective trademark;
(h) such other relevant particulars as may be called for by the Registrar.
The applicant shall submit to the Registrar along with his application a statement of case setting out the grounds on which he relies in support of his application. Such statement of case shall be furnished in duplicate.
The provisions related to examination, hearing, opposition, registration and renewal of trademarks shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of collective trademarks.
(a) An application by the registered proprietor of a collective trademark for any amendment to the regulation under Section 66 shall be made in Form TM-M and where the Registrar accepts any such amendment he shall advertise, such application in the Journal and further proceedings in the matter shall be governed by rules 42 to 51.
(b) A collective trademark may be renewed from time to time and the provision of rule 57 to 61 shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of such request for renewal.
An application for removal of a collective trademark from the register shall be made in Form TM-O and shall set forth particulars of the grounds on which the application is made. The provisions of rule 97 to 100 of these rules shall apply mutatis mutandis for further proceeding in the matter.