Monday, 21 January 2013

Trademark Registration in India


Corporate logos/ designs are the "face" of a company. They are graphicaldisplays of a company's inimitable identity, and through colors and fonts and images they provide essential information about a company that allows customers to identify with the company's core brand. Logos are also a shorthand way of referring to the company in advertising and marketing materials; they also provide an anchor point for the various fonts, colors and design choices in all other business marketing materials.

But you will feel steal from of the time and creative strategies you have employed in conceiving the business idea, if your design is being used by anyone else without your due permission. Taking action against that person who is found misusing your logo or design will be less time consuming and rather easy when your logo is registered as Trademark. So, trademark plays a very important role in a growing business in India.

As far as area limitations are concerned, Trademark registration has territorial limitations and the registration of a trademark in one country does not legally protect it from use by other companies in other countries except for countries which have signed international protocols for trademark protection. For example, if you are into a designing business within India, then, trademark registration in India is sufficient, but for businesses operating across borders, say in US, UK, Canada, etc, then it is important to consider the registration of their trademark in every country they have presence in.

Trademark registration is based on class: goods, services, Certification and collective trademarks and are sub-classified into many different classes: for example; precious metals, medical services, etc. A trademark is only protected within the class that it is registered, and therefore only protected form third parties offering similar goods or services. It is always beneficial to register a trademark across several classes in order to broaden the scope of protection.

Process of Registration
  1. Making a Search Report to make sure that any similar mark is not registered or has not been applied for registration by any other applicant.
  2. Filing Application for Registration of the mark with the Trade Marks Registry along with filing fees. Please note that every time fees are charged separately for each application filed for different classes.
  3. Opposition proceedings (In case an opposition is raised by any person against registration process)
  4. Publication of Trademark in the Official Gazette of India.
  5. Issue of Registration Certificate

Timeline

It normally takes 15-20 months to get the trademark registered


We are business consultants and we can help you not only in registration of your trademark, but also in business entity registrations, regular compliances (Retainership), etc.  We provide complete trademark registration services right from Trademark Search Report, preparing and filing application, filing replies to examination reports, affidavits and related documents to providing you the Certificate of registration. You need to just call us at 9871903449 and select our trademark registration package with Search Report as complimentary gift and get all your queries answered immediately.

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Feeling lucky!! Just drop us your mail at csnehaseth@gmail.com and provide us the your brand name and we will perform a search at the Trademark Registry to check out whether the name is available for registration of trademark or not. So, hurry now.

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