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Introduction:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A trademark is a brand or logo which represents your company. It may be a certain name, symbols, devices or words that will be used in connection with a good or service or to differentiate it from other similar goods or services provided by other companies. The purpose of the trademark is to allow companies to indicate their goods or services and to distinguish them from other companies\u2019 goods or services. Trademarks in India are registered by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The trademark for a company is registered under the Trademark Act, 1999. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Functions of Trademark:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trademark performs the following four functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Types of Trademark:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Protocol to get Trademark:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 1: Search <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first step to get a Trademark is to check whether your company\u2019s name or logo is similar to the already registered trademark. Trademark agents help you to conduct this search with the trademark officer. The search can be conducted via both online and offline. After the search for a similar trademark, you can further proceed to the next step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 2: Create a Trademark Application <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on the result of the trademark search, the trademark officer will draft a trademark application. You are supposed to provide your company\u2019s name or logo and it should be unique. If someone already had registered the same name or logo, you should change your company\u2019s name or logo. This step will take 2-3 days, after the registration of the trademark application; you can further proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3: Trademark registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To register the trademark, the charges will vary based on the size of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Primarily, the trademark officer will check whether the similar name or logo of the company has been taken already and whether the company\u2019s name or logo is unique. If there is no objection, it makes a billboard within the trademark journal. Anybody can convey their objection regarding the company\u2019s name\/logo if there is no objection and then your trademark is registered around six months later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 4: Trademark publication<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The step of publication is incorporated in the trademark registration procedure; anyone can convey their objection regarding the publication of the trademark. After 3-4 months from publication, no one can claim the objection. After the trademark was published you need to proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 5: Registration certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After the completion of the registration and publication of the trademark, the trademark officer will issue a registration certificate under the seal of the trademark office is issued to your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 6: Trademark Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The trademark of your company should be renewed for every 10 years. Hence, your company\u2019s name\/logo can be protected permanently. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Barathkumar K M | Sastra Deemed to be University Thanjavur | 26th June 2020 Introduction: A trademark is a brand or logo which represents your company. It may be a certain name, symbols, devices or words that will be used in connection with a good or service or to differentiate it from other similar goods or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[34,50],"tags":[644,643,642],"yoast_head":"\n