Rule 45

No Automatic Abandonment for Delay in Filing Evidence: Madras High Court Brings Clarity to Rules 45 & 46 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017

Recently, the Madras High Court in the case of ACE Foods Private Limited vs The Registrar of Trade Marks & Anr (CMA(TM) No. 22 of 2025), dealt with the question of whether Rule 45 and 46 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 are ultra vires to the powers vested under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and held…