Understand the process
To register your trademark you must file an application with USPTO
Conduct a trademark search
Before you file your trademark application with the USPTO, you should conduct a trademark search in order to make sure that no one else has filed the same trademark. You can also conduct a registered trademark search yourself by going to USPTO.
Complete and file a trademark application
You can absolute an application for your trademark online at the USPTO, then you should file a trademark application.
Monitor your application
It is very important to visit the USPTO website every two months after you file your trademark application to ensure that you do not need to respond to any Office Actions
Final Registration
Approximately 8-12 months after you originally file your trademark application. When the U.S. Government approves your trademark application, you will obtain a trademark registration certificate in the mail from USPTO. This trademark registration certificate will comprise instructions on the requirements to keep your trademark registration active.
Procedure For Trademark RegistrationAll marks used in the trade are not registrable. The trademark law does not provide for the registration of all marks used in trade and business. Marks those satisfy certain requirements are only registrable. Therefore a mark which satisfies the prescribed requirements could be registered. Here it is very pertinent to know the requirements that a mark should satisfy for registration. The requirements that a mark should satisfy are as follows.
Step-1: TM Application & Acknowledgement 3-5 Days
Step-2: Examination Report (Normal Mode) 12-15 Months
Examination Report (Urgent Mode)** 6-8 Months
Step-3: Hearing Date & Issue of Order 2 Months from the date of examination report
Step-4: Trademark will be published in the Trademark Journal 3-6 Months from the date of Hearing
Step-5: Trademark Certificate
4 Months after publication in the TM
1. Journal in case of no public opposition,
After issuing the acknowledgment, Trade Marks Registry will issue the first examination report (minimum 3 months required) and there is no objection in that they publish the mark in the Trade Mark journal for public information (minimum 3 months required)and will call for objections if any up to 3 months If there is no objection from anyone, the Trade Marks Registry will issue the certificate of Trade Mark Registration.
We require the following information/Documents for filing trademark application. Full address of the applicant to prepare the forms for filing. The Image file of your trademark (if it a logo, label or composite mark).Evidence for the usage if any
(Note: In our opinion, unless there is an urgency to register the trademarks, a normal search would suffice since the search report is usually issued within 10 – 15 working days.)
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A trade-mark registration is applicable for a period of 15 years and may be rehabilitated indefinitely for subsequent 15-year periods if it is not willingly cancelled at the request of the registered owner expunged from the Trade-marks Register by the Trade-marks disagreement Board, a delegated body of the Registrar under s. 45 of the Trade-Marks Act, or the Federal Court. In order to preserve a trade-mark registration on the Trade-marks Register, the registration should be transformed within a period of 15 years from the day of registration or last renewal. Pursuant to subs. 46(2) of the Trade-marks Act, the Registrar will matter a renewal notice to the registered owner and, where pertinent, its representative for service. Thus, it is probable to renew a trade-mark registration upon the payment of the prescribed fee at any time prior to the expiry of a 15-year period.
Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds, or colors that distinguish goods and services.
Brand Name Vs Generic Name
Naming an invention involves developing at least two names. One name is the generic name. The other name is the brand name or trademark name. For example, Pepsi ® and Coke ® are brand names or trademark names; cola or soda are the generic or product names. Big Mac ® and Whopper ® are brand names or trademark names; hamburger is the generic or product name. Nike ® and Reebok ® are brand names or trademark names; sneaker or athletic shoe are generic or product names.
Intellectual Property is the most important part of the modern business. Intellectual property which is a combination of copyright, trademark, design, geographical indication, patent, industrial design, integrated circuit, is valuable assets of any company. IP can create healthy competition in the market; consequently the manufacturer and traders can develop their products more effectively.