FAQ'S
Ans : 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.
Ans : 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.
Ans : There are several types of Trademark which are given below:
A name of a person or surname or predecessor in business or the signature of the person.
The coined word or an invented word or any dictionary words that are not being directly descriptive of the character.
Alphanumeric or letter or any combination thereof.
Image, symbol, monograms, 3-dimensional shapes etc
Sound marks in audio format.
Ans : Following are the functions of Trademark:
It identifies the product or the services and its sources.
It provides a guarantee for its quality.
It helps in advertising the products and services.
Ans : Following are the documents which are required for the Trademark registration:
Copy of Trademark or logo
Applicant details like name, address, and nationality and for the company it requires the state of incorporation
Goods or services to register
Date of first use of the trademark in India.
Power of attorney which is to be signed by the applicant.