Request to Amend the Regulations Governing a Collective Trade Mark (Form TM-42) (India)
Updated 7 July 2026
This form is used to request official amendments or alterations to the regulations governing the use of a registered Collective Trade Mark or Certification Trade Mark. It facilitates the submission of revised regulations to the registrar to ensure legal compliance and updated standards for mark usage.
FORM TM-42
THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999
Agent's Code No:
Proprietor's Code No:
Fee: See entry No.47 of the First Schedule.
Request to amend or amend the deposited regulations governing the use of a collective mark or to alter the deposited regulation of a certification trade mark.
Section 66 or 74(2) rule 132(a), 140
(To be accompanied by two duplicates of the application and four copies of the regulations having the proposed amendment or alterations shown in red therein)
Application is made by' ...who is ( or are) the proprietor(s) of the Collective mark/Certification Trade Mark(s) Nos.[2 ...3 registered in class ...in respect of [4 ... that the deposited regulations governing the use of the said marks may be amended or altered in the manner shown in red in the accompanying copies of the regulations as proposed to be amended or altered.
All communications relating to this application may be sent to the following address in India:-
Dated this ...day of ...20...
5...
SIGNATURE
NAME OF SIGNATORY IN LETTERS
To
The Registrar of Trade marks
The Office of the Trade Marks Registry at 6...
State name and address of the proprietor(s) as registered
If the same regulations apply to more than one registration of Collective Marks or Certification Trade Marks entered in the Register as associated marks, the numbers of all the registrations should be stated.
Additional numbers and specifications may be given in a signed schedule on the back of the form
State the specifications of the respective registrations
Signature
State the name of the place of the appropriate office of the Trade Marks Registry
(See rule 4).
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