Trade Marks Act, 1963

Appeal to the Court.

57.—(1) An appeal shall lie to the Court from any order or decision of the Controller under any provision of this Act (not being a decision of the Controller under section 11 or subsection (7) of section 69 of this Act) or from a correction of an error in the register by the Controller under subsection (3) of section 42 of this Act, and the Court may make such order confirming, annulling or varying the order or decision or correction of the Controller as it thinks fit.

(2) In any appeal from a decision of the Controller to the Court under this Act, the Court shall have and exercise the same discretionary powers as under this Act are conferred upon the Controller.

(3) Except by leave of the Court, no appeal (other than an appeal under section 25 or 26 of this Act) from an order or decision of the Controller or from a correction of an error in the register by the Controller under subsection (3) of section 42 of this Act shall be entertained of which notice to the Court is not given within one month from the date of the order, decision or correction appealed against or within such further period not exceeding three months as the Controller may allow (upon request received before the expiration of the said period of one month).

(4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, a decision of the Court under this section shall be final and not appealable.

(5) By leave of the Court, an appeal from a decision of the Court under this section shall lie to the Supreme Court on a specified question of law.