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TRADE MARK
Trademark Law in India
Trademark Search
Trademark Application in India
Trademark filing requirements in India
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA
Following stages are ordinarily encountered while registering a trademark in India:
- Filing of trademark application in India and issuance of fee receipt with application number
- Issuance of official acknowledgement ordinarily within 30 days
- Issuance of Official letter with objections, if any
- Replying to official letter within 1 month
- Hearing, if required
- Provisional acceptance of trademark application subject to advertisement in Journal for inviting oppositions
- Advertisement in the Indian trademark Journal
- Opposition, if any, within 3+1 months from date of publication of the application
- Registration of Trademark, if no opposition if filed or is set aside
- Issuance of Registration Certificate.
Express Examination of Application
Indian Trademarks law allows express examination of the trademark application on filing of additional official fee along with a declaration stating the reason for such request. Within 3 months from the date of request the Registrar shall issue an Examination report.
Advertisement of Trademark Application
After the trademark application has been provisionally accepted by the Registrar of the Trademarks, the application shall be advertised in the Indian Trademarks Journal inviting opposition from public to the trademark.
Trademark Opposition
Registration of Trademark