TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA
What is Trademark? "Tradee mark" mea "Trad means ns a mar markk cap capabl ablee of bei being ng rep repres resent ented ed gra graphi phical cally ly andwhichis cap capabl ablee of dis distin tingui guishi shing ng thegoodsor serv se rvic ices es of on onee pe pers rson on fr from om th thos osee of ot othe hers rs an and d ma mayy in incl clud udee a wo word rd,, ph phra rase se,, sy symb mbol ol or de desi sign gn,, or co comb mbin inat atio ion n of wo word rds, s, phrases, phras es, symbo symbols ls or desig designs. ns.
Tradem Tra demark ark reg regist istrat ration ion can be done for the fol follow lowing ing::
Anyword,title,symbol, Anyword,title,symbo l, hea headin ding, g, lab label, el, nam name, e, sig signat nature ure,, num numera erall or anycombi anycombinat nationthere ionthereof of
AnySlogan, AnySloga n, Bas Basee or Pun Punch ch Lin Line, e, etc etc.. whi which ch areused to des descri cribe be anyprodu anyproduct ct bet better ter
Advantages of Trademark Registration 1.
Protec Pro tects ts you yourr har hard d ear earnedgoodw nedgoodwill ill in thebusin thebusiness ess
2.
Protects your Name Name / Brand Name from being used in a same or similar fashion, fashion, by any other business firm, thus discou dis courag rages es oth othersfrom ersfrom cas cashin hingg on you yourr wel welll bui built lt goo goodwi dwill ll
3.
Givesyourpro Giv esyourprodu duct ctss a st stat atusof usof 'B 'Bra rand ndedGood edGoods' s'
4.
Gives Giv es an imp impres ressio sion n to you yourr cus custom tomersthat ersthat thecompa thecompany ny is sel sellin lingg som somee sta standa ndard rd Pro Produc ducts ts or Ser Servic vices es
5.
Thee ex Th excl clus usiv ivee ri righ ghtt to th thee us usee of th thee tr trad adee ma mark rk in re rela lati tion on to th thee go good odss or se serv rvic ices es in re resp spec ectt of wh whic ich h th thee tr trad adee ma mark rk is regist registered. ered.
6.
Toobtain Toobta in re relie lieff inresp inrespec ectt ofinfr ofinfrin inge geme ment(mis nt(misus usee byothe byothers rs)) of th thee tr trad adee ma mark rk..
7.
Power Pow er to ass assign(tran ign(transfe sfer) r) thetrade mar markk to oth othersfor ersfor con consid sidera eratio tion. n.
Term/D Ter m/Durat uration ion of a Trad Tradema emark rk in Indi Indiaa Thee te Th term rm of re regi gist stra rati tion on of tr trad adem emar arkk is 10 (T (Ten en)) ye year ars, s, bu butt ma mayy be re rene newe wed d su subj bjec ectt to th thee pa paym ymen entt of th thee pr pres escr crib ibed ed fe fee, e, in accordance with the provisions of the Trademarks Act, 1999. An application for renewal of a trademark can be filed withinsix wit hinsix mon monthsfrom thsfrom theexpir theexpiryy of thelast reg registr istrati ation on of tra tradem demark ark..
Useofthe'TM'and®symbols Genera Gen erally lly,, onewho has fil filed ed an app applic licati ation on (pe (pendi nding ng reg regist istrat ration ion)) can usethe TM (tra (tradem demark ark)) des design ignati ation on wit with h the mar markk to alert the public of his exclusive claim. The claim may or may not be valid. The registration symbol, ®, may only be used use d whe when n themark is reg regist istere ered. d.
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BANGALORE
MUMBA I
Tel : +91 20 6729 6500 / 6400 5120
C HE HENNA I
Email :
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FLOW CHART FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA TIME FRAME (Working Days)
No application
Search
Existence
Classification
Modify/ Change the Mark
1
Application
1 (Owner can use ) TM
Numbering
Examination Report
Hearing
Journal Publication
Opposition
No Opposition
Reply Evidence
Registered
12 to 15 Months (Owner can use ® )
Renewal
Counter Reply
Denied
(Every 10 years)
Accepted Empowering Entrepreneurship... TM
PUNE
BANGALORE
MUMBA I
Tel : +91 20 6729 6500 / 6400 5120
C HENNA I
Email :
[email protected] Website : www.bmcgroup.in An ISO 9001 : 2008 Company
Copyright © 2011-12 All rights reserved BMC Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.
