Trademark Registration

What is Trademark?

A trademark is a brand or a logo that you use to distinguish your product from those of your competitors. The term Trademark is the legal term for “intellectual property”.

One can also say that a Trademark is typically a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image or a combination of these elements. A trademark identifies the brand owner of a particular product or service.

What is Trademark Registration?

Trademark Registration is a legal procedure provided under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Through trademark registration or you can say logo registration/brand registration, you can protect your brand or logo by restricting other people from using the same. By trademark registration, you get the ownership of the logo / name / brand.

The trademark registration process in India is required if a company or individual intends to protect their logo from the misuse by the third party. Trademark registration would provide a legal right to initiate an action against the third party in case of infringement of trademark. Trademark registration will also provide an exclusive right to the owner to use it for its products or services.

Importance of Trademark registration:

Benefits of Trademark Registration in India

Trademark allows you and a third party to distinguish your commodities and services from those pertaining to your competitor. However, it would be helpful to hold in mind that geographical names, familiar names, fair trade words and common compression cannot be registered as a trademark. Apart from existing unique, a Trademark should be simple to use, make your goods marketable and generate brand recognition for your products.