Chapter XVIII · Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Trade or Property Marks

Trade mark

Section 478 · Pakistan Penal Code

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1[ 2[A mark used for denoting that goods are the manufacture or merchandise of a particular person is called a trade mark, and for the purpose of this Code the expression “trade mark” includes any trade mark which is registered in the register of trade marks kept under the Trade Marks Act, 1940 (V of 1940).]

Amendment notes (2)›
  1. 1and II Schedule, for section 478.
  2. 2Substituted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s.

How to cite

In a petition
Section 478, PPC
With heading
Section 478 PPC (Trade mark)
In full
Section 478, Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)

Text as amended up to 30-11-2025, from the Pakistan Code, Ministry of Law and Justice. Check the official text before filing. Official PDF, page 166