“trade description” means any description, statement or other indication, direct or indirect,-
(i) as to the number, quantity, measure, guage or weight of any goods ; or
(ii) as to the standard of quality of any goods or services according to a classification commonly used or recognised in the trade; or
(iii) as to fitness for the purpose, strength, performance or behaviour of any goods, being “drug” as defined in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, or “food” as defined in the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954; or
(iv) as to the place or country in which or the time at which any goods or services were made, produced or provided, as the case may be; or
(v) as to the name and address or other indication of the identity of the manufacturer or of the person providing the services or of the person for whom the goods are manufactured or services are provided; or
(vi) as to the mode of manufacture or producing any goods or providing services; or
(vii) as to the material of which any goods are composed; or
(viii) as to any goods being the subject of an existing patent, privilege or copyright,
and includes –
(a) any description as to the use of any mark which according to the custom of the trade is commonly taken to be an indication of any of the above matters;
(b) the description as to any imported goods contained in any bill of entry or shipping bill;
(c) any other description which is likely to be misunderstood or mistaken for all or any of the said matters;
TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999
[Act No. 47 of Year 1999 dated 30th. December, 1999]