{"id":14250,"date":"2026-01-11T06:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=14250"},"modified":"2026-01-11T06:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:37:58","slug":"trademark-act-1999-section-33-explained-effect-of-acquiescence-in-trademark-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/trademark-act-1999-section-33-explained-effect-of-acquiescence-in-trademark-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark Act, 1999 \u2013 Section 33 Explained: Effect of Acquiescence in Trademark Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>The Trademark Act, 1999<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Section 33, Effect Of Acquiescence<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Abstract<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Section 33 of :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}<\/em> says that if a trademark owner knows someone else is using similar trademark but do nothing in a period of five years in the use of a registered trademark. They might lose the right to challenge the use. This rule ensures fairness by preventing owners from waiting too long to protect their trademarks while others build their own reputation with a similar trademark. The key is acquiescence for 5 years in a row. \u201cAcquiescence\u201d means the owner knows about the other trademark use but doesn\u2019t try to stop it.<\/p>

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