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Know The Laws Associated With The Trademark Registration In India

Trademark registration is done in order to prevent others from using the same mark. The registration is done in order to identify goods or services. Once the registration is done, it will be valid for the period of 10 years. However it can be renewed for the further period of 10 years on the payment of prescribed renewal fees. For more details visit: https://swaritadvisors.com/trademark-registration

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Know The Laws Associated With The Trademark Registration In India

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  1. Know The Laws Associated With The Trademark Registration In India In this article, I will put all the required information you need to get for a Trademark Registration in India. I will try to cover as many points as possible. Let’s see what a trademark is first of all. What is a Trademark Registration? A trademark can be defined as something like a visual symbol that could also be a word or name, may be a label or numbers that are used by a certain business for separating them or distinguishing themselves from others in the business market. Here the others refer to your competitors who are out there selling the similar products or giving similar services as yours just with a different brand name. If you register a trademark of your own it becomes your intangible asset as it is yourself created intellectual property, created for your business and probably used as to have some protection for your investment in the company or the business. A trademark will only be eligible for being registered if it is distinctive from any of the already existing registered trademarks. The trademark you come with must not be identical to any of the existing trademarks. A trademark can also not be offensive, generic or deceptive in nature. How is Trademark Registration done in India? The trademarks in India are registered with the government of India. In case, if you are registering for a patent only as it is an intellectual property too hence, the process is similar and registration is done by the same controller general of patents.

  2. What Are The Laws Associated With Trademark Registration in India? Any trademarks in India are registered under the trademark act of 1999. By this act, your trademark receives protection and some rights. One of the rights being the ability to sue anyone that uses your trademark without having a permission agreement with you. Once your Trademark Registration isdone you could put an “R” next to your brand name. Your registration will remain valid for a period of 10 years. You will then have to renew your trademark registration. You may apply for the Trademark Registrationrenewal on a date nearing expiry. What Are The Reasons to Register a Trademark? 1) It provides legal protection– This means that only the trademark owners after a registered trademark are allowed to take any legal action against anyone who tries to damage their trademark or misuse it or steal it. So the trademark protection rights are obviously not applicable to the ones that aren’t registered and this protection will last for a period of 10 years after which renewal is expected of the trademark registration. Trademark gives you a unique identity– filing of a trademark registration application will help you with the establishment of your brand name for the products you sell or the services you give. The identity will be unique because your competitors are legally not allowed to use your trademark. It becomes an asset– By simply filing for the Trademark Registrationapplication, your trademark becomes the 2) 3)

  3. intangible asset that you may sell, make a franchise out of it or go for a commercial contract for it. Trademark registration will come with a good will and trust for your customers– A Registered trademark tends to create this sense of trust and goodwill among the brand’s customers. The belief that you sell a quality product that meets the basic standards. Global filing of the trademark registration– the Trademark Registration in India can be used as the basis for getting trademark registration in other countries too. This way you get protection for your trademark globally. 4) 5) DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION Your identity proof like voter id, passport, Aadhaar card etc. A logo with a tagline to be registered as a trademark. A form number 48 filled with a user affidavit. For further information, you can anytime get in touch with Swarit Advisors so that we can assist you in applying for the Trademark Registration accurately. We have mentioned our phone number and you can also drop us an email as well so that we can shortly revert you back. Original Source: https://medium.com/@swaritadvisors18/know- the-laws-associated-with-the-trademark-registration-in-india- 98e70399d46

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