Trademark Registration in India!!!Posted by Nick Niesen on October 27th, 2010 A trademark is any word , letter, symbol or a combination of all these which is used on the product in order to differentiate it from the product of another manufacturer. The trademark is a distinctive mark of the producer and is useful for marketing the product. Trademarks can be registered by any person so as to gain exclusive rights over its usage. For gaining such exclusive rights the person needs to first register the trademark with the concerned authorities. India like all countries has certain rules for trademarks registration in India. There are five offices across India for registration of trademarks and these are located at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota, Ahmedabad and Delhi. A person can submit the application for registration of trademark to any of the offices depending upon where he resides and where the office of the business is located. For the purpose of trademarks registration in Chennai , one has to submit the application in the prescribed format alongwith the fees to the office of the Deputy Registrar of Trademarks. All details for the registration of trademarks at Chennai may be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Registrar of Trademarks , Trade Marks Registry, Rajaji Bhavan , Chennai. How to file trademark application in India The term ?TM? written on a product signifies that the particular trademark is registered and is protected under the law. After a trademark is registered the owner must see to it that he renews it regularly (validity is only for a period of 10 years) . The registration of a trademark only provides protection in India and does not hold good in any foreign country. For protection of a trademark the owner must register it in that particular country. Registering your trademark is a good idea as your customers identify or distinguish your product from those of another producer through the trademark . Therefore, it would be advisable to get legal protection to protect your identity. Like it? Share it!More by this author |