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Section 62 of the Copyright Act shifts the general principle of the CPC in respect of jurisdiction to file a civil suit; the corresponding section available in the Trade Marks Act is

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Section 62 of the Copyright Act shifts the general principle of the CPC in respect of jurisdiction to file a civil suit; the corresponding section available in the Trade Marks Act is
  1. Section 124
  2. Section 134
  3. Section 154
  4. Section 104

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Correct answer: B - Section 134
Section 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 lets the plaintiff sue in a district court where he actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business, departing from the general rule of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The corresponding provision in the Trade Marks Act, 1999 is section 134, whose sub-section (2) gives the same choice of forum for suits for infringement of a registered trade mark or relating to any right in it; the other sections named deal with other matters.

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