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7 FAQ's on Trademark : Questions that are asked frequently

Q1 What is the meaning of Trademark?

Trademark in a very simple words means a mark or a name which a person has exclusive rights and title to use it.

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Q2 Is it compulsory to apply for Trademark?

It is not a compulsory provisions but if you want safety of your Brand name that your goodwill should not be used by someone else then you must apply for it.

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Q3  Is there any Government Fees for making application for Trademark?

Yes, 4500/- is payable if an individual or small entity applies for Trademark application.

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Q 4 How much time does it take to get a Trademark Registered or getting (R) symbol?

It approximately took at least 4-6 months to get a trademark registered.

At the first instance TM permission is given to the applicant.

Next application is scrutinized by the Registrar.

Then the application is published in Trademark Journal.

Then after 4 months of publishing in Trademark Journal, an application gets status of (R).

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Q5 Once Trademark Registered, is it valid for life time?

No, once registered, a trademark is valid for 10 years.

Registered holder needs to renew his application before expiry of 10 Years.

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Q6 How will i assure myself whether Trademark application will be approved or not?

Trademark has 45 classes depending upon the product/service.

First search your brandname in the class/classification, if a similar or matching mark/logo/brandname exists, then your probability is less to get your brandname/trademark registered.

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Q7 How a trademark is search or what is the procedure to do trademark search 

For doing trademark search one needs to go the official link of Government website i.e.

for doing trademark search click on the below link

https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/tmrpublicsearch/frmmain.aspx

when clicking at the above link it will take you to the following link

Now you can search for the wordmark for which you want to apply for trademark and also mention the class under which your product comes