Title: Process and procedures in trademark registration
1Processing trademark registration ways and
registration time period
2Trademark registration ways and registration time
period
- Process of Trademark registration ways and
registration time period Trademark Registration
can be apply in the name of any natural person
who is demanding to the ownership on a new
trademark or liking of registering a particular
trademark, can apply in consent to the Registrar
in a clear way basing upon the Registration of
the Trademark. - Processes of this registration, details of goods
or service details are need to submit along with
this prescribing fee. Logo registration,
Provisional limits is the primary condition to
complete the process. It is a major law process
comes under sub-section (1).
3Process of provision and trademark filing
- All the wellspring business follows this
condition of provision limit in their
jurisdiction. Primacy is the first thing to get
the selecting trademark for your principle
business. It is avoid the confusion at the time
of two existing application coming into trademark
filing.As per the norms and law legalities, the
registrar can vandalize or approve the trademark
without any personal intention.
4It is the liberal right announce for the position
of registrar. While, rejection or delay occur in
the trademark, the registrar may questionable for
his certain actions on this trademark. To resolve
the issue he must prepare the reference points
for his action.
5Process trademark registration Acts
- All the fundamental laws are keenly following
with the reference of the Section 18 of the Trade
and Merchandise Marks Act,1958. Suppose the
application using under the mandatory norms of
Section 18, according to section 19, it can be
withdraw under the authority of the registrar. It
can be applicable, if the application fix with
any issue. - For corrections and modification procedures on
trademark registration follow up Under Section
22. All this immediate correction and amendments
are following with separate correction form. - Particular section are fixing on this trademark
procedure. They are come with legal formalities.
For example, sec 23 is allotting for correction.
Section 24 is mean for the joint trademark owning
process. Especially for renewal process section
25 is allocating.
6Process registration scopes and Procedures under
Section 18
- Trademark Registry is the separate office is
setup for the registering trademark in
applicants own independence. It is a common
filing office situate in the major and minor
cities of India. Specially, for the joint
application, application contains which name in
the priority base is gaining importance. Business
undertaking places are also gaining importance in
this section.
7That applicant is needs to sign in the trademark
registration form. If the trademark for
partnership firm one of the partners sign is
enough. Corporate firm concern relating
trademarks are approve with the sign of director
or the authorize secretary of the company. It
clearly expressing that the persons are signing
on the behalf of the company is mentioning in
this trademark registration form.
8Logo registration process and transliteration
- In case of the sign is seems to be very similar
or roman applicants are guiding to make it clear
with transliteration in English language is must.
It is block capital letters.The applicant using a
particular Logo and that Logo should be very
unique. If the Applicants application contain
any reference basing upon the Brand, then it
should contain the statement include how long it
is been used and by whom it has been used. - The Registrar must testify the above statement if
any such conditions occurred. The application
form of the Brand name Registration can be sign
by the agent of an Applicant and it is clearly
mentioning in the section 25(I).
9Process of trademark application
- As well as the qualification of the Agent and the
way that the applicant is appointed also
described in the trademark registration as
regards Section 123 and Rule 21.The trademark
application of Non- textile goods should be in
Form T.M.-I. For the Registration of a wide
variety of goods the Registrar must satisfy the
specifications of the use of the brand under Rule
26(2), then only he can able to process the
registration process.
10Trademark Registration-Hearing process
- When the consideration of the application takes
place the registrar can communicate with the
Applicant for certain circumstances like the
applicant have some modifications on the
application or if the Registrar has any
objections towards the acceptance of the
application like amendment or cancellation. After
completing the hearing process the applicant must
apply the form within 3month else the Registrar
may neglect that application. It is common one in
the trademark registration process.
11Translation within the Application
- The application submitting through the applicant
may contain any words. Other than natural
language (like Roman or any other) or not
distinct. it should contain the translation of
particular words. It is following the signs of
the applicant. Then only the registrar will
accept the application. If the Trademark
registration form contains any such words also
allowing one. Different from normal language the
Registrar must ask the explanation of that
language to the particular applicant.
12Applicants type or impact
- Primarily, If the trademark contains the name or
any representation of a particular person the,
Registrar ask for the legal statement of the
brand name holder to justify if the holder has
any objection about the brand name registration.
In some cases like the logo contain the name of
the person who is already dead, the Registrar can
ask the legal Statement from their family members
or their nominee to declare that there is no
issue for them to use those Trademarks.
13Preliminary Advice
- Beyond all, Trademark filing Applicant can
approach the Registrar for more advice. Through
the advice from the registrar can avoid maximum
amount of issues related to the registration. The
Registrar does a well search based upon the trade
to find if there any other similar content exist
or not because applicant can use the trade at
only once. The Registrar can cancel the
application if the applicant neither submits the
form after the three months of his advice. The
applicant has to pay the fee again for re
submission. - Simultaneously, the Registrar is not satisfied
with any of the trademark figuring he can request
for the satisfactory brand for the registration. - Moreover, Registrar must seek an earlier
application on the basis of which priority is
claimed. - The goods and service within the application is
a major thing to process the priority based
queries.
14Trademark Representation
- The trademark Registration Application form and
its additional sheets contain the exact
representation of the trademark of size not
exceeding the limit of 8cm8cm. - Subsequently, applicant claim the alternative
combination of colors then the application should
contain reproduction of the trademark in that
alternative colors. - Consequently, the application is for three
dimensional trademarks then the replica of the
trademark might be in two dimensional graphic or
pictures. - Additionally, the application of the trademark
registration consists of the format of goods or
its packaging, the reproduction furnished may
consist of five ways of the trademark and its
descriptions.
15Trademark registration stipulation
- The date of the Application which send earlier.
- No. of the Application receive earlier.
- State or provision in which the applicant has
filed for.
16Use of the trademark
- The law of Trademark states that the Mark/Label
must be used in the registered manner only. The
normal use of Mark includes variation in the
presentations such as different type faces and
different in colors are usable in logo
registration. However fair and normal use should
not be stretched to the point where it would
frustrate the principle that anyone inspecting
the register should be able to determine the
protections needed are obtained.
17Specifications of goods/service
- Furthermore, specifications states that the
designation of a good or service in respect of
which a trademark is registered. The trademark
law allows the applicants to cover more than one
class upon a single good or service. - Cases like the applicant submit an application
for more than one class of goods and services and
in result the applicant may get reject by the
registrar, and for further submission the
trademark registration applicant may have to pay
additional fees as required in the section.
18Process application for Trademark Certification
- As well as, the application for Trademark
Certification should be made on the Form TM-A
along with certain documents like draft policy
and statement of case setting on which he relies
in support of his applications. The provisions
relating to examination, registration, hearing
and renewal of trade mark may apply for
correction with respect to trademark
certification.
19Process for Registration of Collective Mark
- For instance, the application for brand
Registration for Collective Mark should be made
on the Form TM-A along with documents like draft
regulations and statement of case setting on
which he relies in support of his applications.
For each application, the acknowledgment is given
as a system generated receipt or it will send
directly to their mail for further reference. The
allotment of a number is just for the
identification of the registration.
20Process - Acknowledgment of receipt of an
application
- Besides, this number is not referred to as
registration number or the label declared as
registered one. Any violations of the requirement
are an offense under the law. Before the
trademark registration if the applicant use that
brand he may insert the letter TM in a circle
just above the brand to show the public that the
word or device is applicants trademark.
21Process -Trade registration Examination
- Incidentally, Trade registration application is
examine with respect to the following - 1) Obviously, formal Examination to see that the
Application accept the requirements such as logo
filing form in proper format, manner and payment
of the prescribed fees. - 2) Substantive examination to see the brand is
capable of differentiating the services of the
applicant in terms of section 9 in the Act.
22Quicken process of an Application
- While, The allotment of official number about the
application receiving one. An applicant may
request on Form TM-M. On payment of fee as
specified in schedule No.1. Once the applicants
request for quicken processing is accepted the
case will deal with faster track in the manner of
examination within three months from the date of
submission of the trademark filing application. - Hence, Quickening process is limiting only up to
the stage of examination and that too subject to
Registrars attention. In the global
classification, the raw material and un finish
goods are categorize regarding to the material of
which they consist, whereas finished products are
categorized based upon their serviceable areas.
23Conditional Acceptance of Application
- Identically, Registrar checks the application and
he definitely accepts that order. Or subject to
amendments or renewal under some Section is
common Rule. The responsibility is on the
applicant to satisfy the Registrar. Then the
Brand qualifies under Trademark Registration. The
section negotiates discretion on the registrar to
refuse application or require some modification
or conditions. - However, in all such cases the Registrar need to
communicate with the applicants basing on the
objections rose. And the applicant can accept the
Objection from the registrar. Submitting his
observation to the registrar or may apply for a
hearing. If the above corrections will not done
in the mentioned time period the application will
get rejection.
24Evidence of the Trademark Filing
- Even though evidence before Registrar will give
oath under Section. The Registrar may think if
the application is fit he will take the oral
evidence or he may take it by affirmation. The
affirmation should following some necessary
documents. In the trademark registration process
the affirmation are relevant not as much as their
oral oath but it will helpful to rendering the
courts determination.
25Evidence of honest synchronize use
- Moreover, the applicant desires to use the
registration under particular section. He has to
formulate the case for registration on the floor
of honest synchronize use. There is no fast or
slow time for claiming the benefits of Section on
Trademark Registration. The time only depends
upon the nature of goods and Services.
26Process of hearing for Trademark
- Though, in some cases like the applicant doesnt
accept the amendments, modifications, conditions
and desires to be heard in the manner, he is
entitles for an opportunity for a hearing at the
appropriate office where the application is
applying. The applicant can appear by himself as
solo, be in with a legal adviser or a registering
trademark at the hearing. - Although, the decision of the registrar after
hearing or without hearing if the applicant has
duty sent his objection to the registrar stating
that he does not have to attend hearing, is
communicating to the applicant in writing.
27Conclusion
28In case of knock back or conditional acceptance
is following in trademark application. Registrar
records the documents or evidence using through
him in arriving at his decision for further
clarifications. In case the applicant aim to
appeal from the decision made by registrar, it
will complete soon. He may within one month of
submission of Form TM-M to Registrar requiring
one. To state the materials and decisions use
via him in arriving at his decision. A person
applying to the Appellate Board for reparation of
the Register through removal of a registering
trademark is not heading one. It is an order
requiring the Registrar to give the reason for
Trademark Registration.