If you have any doubts regarding Trademark then this article based on FAQs on Trademark Registration in India will clear all your doubts.
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The term ‘Trademark’ refers to the brand or logo which represents the business. It is a visual symbol of a signature, name, device, label, numerals or combination of colors used by the owner of the trademark for goods or services or any other articles of commerce. Moreover, it is meant to differentiate among the similar products or services originated from the different business. A trademark can be a word, wrapper, packaging labels or a tagline or a combination of these. For example Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
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Any Individual, Company, Proprietor or legal entity who can claim to be an owner of the Trademark can apply for it. The trademark Registration formalities can be done in 18 to 24 months after that you can start using the ‘TM’ symbol. Once your trademark registry is done and registration certificate is issued then you may use ® (registered symbol) next to your trademark. The validity of a registered trademark is for 10 years from the date of filing and that can be renewed from time to time.
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There are several types of Trademark which are given below:
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Following are the functions of Trademark:
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Following are the documents which are required for the Trademark registration:
Following are the steps through which you can register your Trademark:
No matter what the place is, it takes anywhere around 18 months to 2 years for the Trademark Office to decide whether the trademark should be granted or not. In case, if there are any objections from anywhere then it may take longer. Besides, your trademark is Published in the Trademark Journal.
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It is not compulsory to register a Trademark. However, the registration is the evidence of the proprietorship of the Trademark. The point to be noted that there will be no suit instituted for infringement of an unregistered trademark.
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