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Main requirements for Trademark Registration

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In this article we will discuss the main requirements for trademark registration in India, Trademark Registration is very important part of brand building and creating intellectual assets for any business, Trademark registration process is now fully online procedure and can be done online by applicant himself or through his attorney or agent Authorized by him.

Main requirements for Trademark Registration

Following are the main requirements of filing of Trademark Application :

Public Search of Trademark (Main requirements for Trademark Registration)

Public search of trademark enables applicant to know the existing mark that are identical or similar to any previously used mark , this helps us to know that we should opt for particular trademark or not , Public search of Trademark can be done online via public search of Trademark link.

Public search of trademark is required to be done carefully, unproperly public search of trademark may lead you in serious trouble and your trademark process may takes years to complete or you may have to leave the mark in vain.

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Date of Use of Trademark (Main requirements for Trademark Registration)

Date of Use of Trademark is also most important thing we must take seriously , Date of use makes lot of sense in Trademark registration and help you stand out from others with prior user tag, Applicant of Trademark must ensure that he should have proper evidence for establishment of date of use , Evidence may be any sales bill, Spending on Advertisement etc.

In the trademark registration process applicant must submit affidavit that he is using the mark from the particular date.

Goods and Services Description in Trademark Registration

Goods and Services Description in Trademark is another important thing we must consider seriously, goods and services description helps you to get trademark for the particular product and services, in Trademark there are Forty five (45) classes in total for different goods and services description, we need to carefully decide that in which class our trademark is falling and we should apply accordingly.

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Status of Proprietor of trademark in Trademark Registration Application

The Fee Structure of Trademark is based on the legal structure of business of Proprietor , for Single Firm, MSME and Startups fee for Trademark Application of Rs. 4500 and other Rs. 9000 per class, so the applicant of mark is MSME or startup, he should accordingly.

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How to check if a brand name (Trademark) is registered in India

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In this article, we will discuss step by step procedure on how to check if a brand name (trademark) is registered in India or not, checking of brand name registration status is very important for every business entity operating in any jurisdiction whether it is in India or outside.

Make a list of proposed Brand name’s (Trademark)

The first step is to make a list of the proposed brand names, business names or product names that you wish to register or check whether it is registered or not in India, It can be done by simple brainstorming, it is very much possible that if you brainstorm the brand names or the trade names for some time you will get some great names in your mind,

now what you have to do is you need to to know whether the said name is already available or not the best thing to do now is to check the same name on the search engine like Google or Bing if anything is available in this world with the same name or not it is a much higher possibility that if the same name is available you should skip that name as soon as possible because someone else is making some efforts on that name and it is better to leave that to the person or company, this is in a general sense if you have any specific requirements you may consider that name also.

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Find the exact class of the product or services

In Trademark search there are 45 classes for different category of products and services, these 45 classes are based on a different type of categories like if you say your product falls in agree culture or agro-industry it will come under class 1 as all these products related to the agriculture of our underclass 1 of trademark, you are selling pharmaceutical medicines it will come under class 5 in TM also if you have electronic products mobile accessories and other items related to the electronics it will come under class 9 of the trademarks 2534 related products also under the class 35 normal business advertisement in business services a cover.

Go to Trademark public search

You have to go to the official website of the trademark search

On the official website of the trademark search you will be getting the columns for the search and the first column you need to check whether you want to search for the exact match or it contains a search for searching the start word with the word so it depends on this search mark that you are going to do so it is advisable first to search with contains and then go with the start and exact match.

Now you need to write the brand name (trademark) in the next column

now come to Ganesh from which you need to put the class you simply put the class of your products or services discuss the home and like a if you are a searching for products relating to the readymade garments and put out class 25 simply put 25 in the next column.

Now you need to click on the search button and if you are finding some of the trade marks you need to go through and check them to see if these are relating to your mark if you find some confusion on that just simply don’t use tgis mark as it is not available to you.

If there is no mark available on the search page you need to search it again for the next process and in all that processes if you find more results it is beat her and most probably the mark is available for registration.

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Trademark Class 1 Goods Description

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Trademark Class 1. Chemical used in industry, science, photography, agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesive used in industry.

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Trademark Registration Process In India

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Trademark is a Word, Logo, Numerals, Slogan which differentiates products and services of one business from that of another Trademark Registration provides the legal right for the exclusive use of the mark to the owner of the trademark. Presently in India Trademark Registration takes around 2 years for the mark to get registered; however, registration is effective from the date of filing of trademark application.

Example of Trademark: Pepsi and Coca Cola are two trademarks from the same industry (beverages) which distinctly identifies the source or origin of the goods as well as an indication of quality.

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Stage 1 Trademark Search for Trademark Registration

Before making any step further for a trademark application, a trademark search is a very important thing that is required to be made from the trademark database provided by the trademark department.

Stage 2 Trademark Application Filing Trademark Registration 

Once the Trademark Search report is positive, you can proceed for trademark application filing with Trademark Agent/Attorney.

Some of the following information is required for filing the Trademark Application.  

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  1. (Please fill in the following table and email us at mail@fastlegal.in)
    S.No. Particulars Details
    1. Applicant Name

     

    (Pvt. Ltd./Public Ltd./Partnership Firm/Proprietorship Firm/Trust/Individual)

    		  
    2. Address of the Applicant  
    3. Type of Organisation

     

    (Pvt. Ltd./Public Ltd./Partnership Firm/Proprietorship Firm/Trust/Individual)

    		  
    4. Full name of the Signatory

     

    (On behalf of company/firm/trust)

    		  
    5. Designation of Signatory  
    6. Nationality of Signatory  
    7. Father’s / husband’s name of Signatory  
    8. Residence address of the signatory  
    9. Age of signatory  
    10. Mark/brand name  
    11. Goods / services (exact)  
    12. Trade description

     

    (Manufacturer/Traders, Service Providers)

    		  
    13. User Date of the Brand/Mark  
    14. Class of Trade Mark. Kindly refer to class details- there are 45 classes of trade mark.  
    15. Contact No.  
    16. Email id  

2. Documents Required: Signed Power of Attorney in form TM-48 from the applicant is required to be given to Trademark Attorney

Stage 3. Submission of Trademark Registration Application: 

Once all the information and documents are ready, Trademark Attorney files the TM application to the Trademark Registry. This process usually takes 1-3 hours.

Stage 4. Trademark Application No and use of TM/SM along with your Mark: 

Once the TM application is submitted, an application is generated for every TM application. Once you get the application no. TM can be used along with your mark.

Stage 5. Issue of Examination Report by Trademark Registry:

Normally Trademark Examination report is issued after 5-10 months of the filing of TM application. In this step, if any objection is received than the applicant through his attorney has to file a reply for the same to the TM registry and if no objection is received than TM gets published in Trademark Journal.

 

Stage 6.  Publishing of Trademark in Trademark Journal for Public Opposition:

Once the mark publishes in trademark journal, it is available for public objection, if any objection is received, opposition proceedings are required to be done and if no objection is received than Trademark

Stage 7. Trademark Registration Certificate:

Once all the proceedings are complete than the Trademark Registration certificate is issued and the proprietor becomes the absolute owner of the mark.