Trademark registration involves several stages from application to publication before it is finally registered (see our earlier post on stages involved). It takes upwards of 12 to 18 months for a trademark to attain registration in India, provided that there is no objection or opposition. Symbols such as TM and ® are used by trademark…
Madrid protocol is a trademark terminology which is as fancier as it can get and is mostly commonly referred to as international trademark registration. Indian companies desirous of protecting their trademarks in other countries tend to increasingly incline toward this application system, without fully understanding the risks and benefits of the system. It is imperative…
Subsequent to the public notice dated 04/04/2016 issued by the Trade Marks Registry regarding en masse abandonment of TM applications for non-filing of response to examination reports, wherein applicants and/or agents were asked to send their representations to the registry via email before 30/04/2016 for further action, now the Registry has issued another notification wherein…
Given the widespread awareness of benefits of trademark registration at a global level, most business owners contemplate securing a trademark registration for their brand name prior or after launch. Statistically speaking, one a miniscule percentage of business entities are able to exercise exclusive monopoly rights over their trademark even after registration and such advantage is…
Internet has revolutionized the way of conducting businesses in India to the point that now groceries and perishable goods are being sold online. This means business presence over the internet has become or is becoming inevitable for all kinds of businesses. Not all businesses are luck enough to find domain names of their choices; some are often forced to use…
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has put forth a Draft Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2015 for Public Comments. The draft includes a revised, inter alia, application fee and renewal fee. The current trademark application fee is Rs. 4000/- which was increased last year from Rs. 3500/-. Renewal…