What is Trademark?
Any word, name, symbol, or device may be a trademark, used to identify a business and to distinguish goods manufactured from one manufacturer or seller or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods is done. ... In short, a trademark is the name of a brand.
What is the need for a Trademark?
After the above information, the question must be arising in your mind that what is the need for a trademark for a company? So let us tell you that a trademark is also an intellectual property right in a way. A trademark on an item shows that it is being made on behalf of a particular company. A trademark is used by an individual, business organization, or legal entity to refer to its product or service. Usually, a name, phrase, logo, special mark, design, or image is trademarked. All the products of a particular company are trademarked.
What is a Trademark Registration?
Any word, name, symbol, or device may be a trademark, used to identify a business and to distinguish goods manufactured from one manufacturer or seller or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods is done.
Trademark class
The 45 classes defined on the basis of business activity and trademark can be registered in as many classes as per the requirement of the business organization.
Legal brand protection
Trademark registration under trademark law protects the brand from infringement and misuse by any third party.
Valuable asset
Like other tangible assets of a company, a trademark is highly qualified for a company to protect its goods, services from infringement.
Geographical coverage
A trademark registration gives you nationwide protection from your competitors.
Low cost of registration
The cost of trademark registration is very low as compared to its operational benefits.
What are the different Types of Trademark?
Different types of trademarks that can be registered in India:
What are the Advantages of Trademark Registration?
What are the Advantages of Trademark Registration?
Following are the advantages of Trademark Registration-
- After registering, you become the legal owner of that trademark. Because of which no other person or company can use your trademark without your permission. If a trademark is not registered, then it cannot take action against any other company.
- Through Trademark, the company is able to make a good identity among its customers, so that the customer does not face any problems in searching for the product.
- The biggest advantage of a trademark is that the company's brand and the name are protected in this, if a company has registered a trademark, then you can take action against it if any other traders use it.
Documents required for Trademark Registration-
What is the difference between a trademark, copyright, and patent?
A trademark is a combination of words, logos, designs and colors, and shapes, etc. that signify the originality of a brand and also differentiate it from its competitors.
Copyright Copyright is an intellectual property that confers rights on a creator to his or her original literary and artistic works.
A patent is an exclusive right granted to an inventor on an invention. A patent entitles the patent owner to the right to commercialize the invention.
What is a Trademark Class?
The trademark class is divided into 45 parts. It broadly describes the nature of goods or services, each contained in 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services. So one can easily navigate through the classes and apply Trademark Registration based on their business activity.
™ Classes are recognized as the international standard classification for goods and services. Get a complete list of 45 class’s Full list of 45 classes
How do I do a Trademark Search?
You can easily find your trademark before spending money on trademark registration
Can I register my same trademark for different types of business?
There are 45 different sections under which you can get a trademark registration based on the type of business activity. You can apply for trademark registration under multiple sections at the same time depending on the nature of your business activity.
Why should I register my business for a trademark?
It is universally accepted that a unique brand logo is the most valuable asset of any business as customers can rapidly recognize your product or services among competing products serving in the same domain. It has become very important to protect your brand logo from misuse or duplication by others. This is only possible by applying a trademark to your unique brand logo. It is therefore advisable that anyone can claim ownership of your brand and trademark your brand logo before enjoying an unfair advantage.
How to apply for Trademark Registration?
- You must have to known about the trademark; the registration of a trademark can be done online by visiting the website of the Control General of Patent Design and Trademark. The entire process of trademark registration in India takes one and a half to 2 years.
- You can register for the trademark both online and offline. For registration, first, does a trademark search or you can also apply through IPI, the official website of the Government of India.
- Fill the application form and submit it to the office of the Registrar of Trademarks. Upon approval, you may use the ® symbol for your company or product. If the Trademark Examiner finds any mistake in your application, it will raise your trademark objection.
What is our process for Trademark Registration?
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First the applicant needs to visit on the official Singh audit website by searching on Google with the name of the website.
FAQ’s on Trademark Registration
Any word, name, symbol, or device may be a trademark, used to identify a business and to distinguish goods manufactured from one manufacturer or seller or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods is done.
The Trademark Registry has characterized products and services under 45 different classes. You may protect your trademark under any or all of the 45 sections
It is initially valid for the first 10 years. After that, the trademark owner has to renew it every 5 years
Before applying Trademark Application you can do your own search to find out existing Logo Trademark similar to your own Brand Logo -https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/tmrpublicsearch/frmmain.aspx
Who can apply for a Trademark?
Any person or business claiming to be the owner of any name, word, number, image, or sound may apply for a trademark, including:
Yes, you can file a trademark in your name; in fact, the government fee is reduced from Rs. 9000/- to Rs. 4500/- on applying in your personal name.
Once the application is submitted to the IPR department, an acknowledgment number is given for your application by the department; you can use a TM symbol with your brand logo.
You can use the TM symbol along with your logo when the trademark is allotted to you by the IPR department.
It will be contested if your trademark is identical to any other existing commercial brand containing geographic names or generic terms or if any confusion is likely to arise with an existing trademark. So you can't register the word 'car' for a car brand but can do so for a brand of electronics.
Yes, Singhaudit is an online as well as an offline platform serving all over India no matter where you are doing business you just need an internet connection on your mobile or desktop and we are ready to serve you.
No, you do not need to be physically present for this process Singhaudit is an online catering platform all you need is an internet connection in your phone/computer and you have the required documents and we can get the job done Huh. If you are located in the remotest place in India
The same or duplicate trademarks cannot be registered as already registered trademarks. In addition, those trademarks for which registration application has already been made also cannot be registered. In addition, a trademark that may cause plagiarism or is offensive may not be registered. Geographic names, common names, common trade terms, and common abbreviations are not acceptable for registering a trademark.
The process of trademark registration takes around 5 days to apply commercially.
Given below are the different types of trademarks registered in India:
A trademark registered under the Trademark Act, 1999 shall be valid only in India. You have to apply for International Trademark with WIPO to acquire Trademark globally
A trademark can be filed in the name of an individual or a company.