Trademark on a “brand” or “logo” or “Tag Line” ensures there is no copy of your product or services by counterfeit or competitors. Through trademark registration, your brand or logo can be protected and also gives credence to your business. For e.g. the logo of Accenture and their tagline ‘Performance Delivered’ is a registered trademark. TM number is assigned within a period of three days by Trademark department but it takes almost two years for it to be registered before ® symbol with your brand name. Trademark Registration should ideally be the first step soon after Company Registration. Trademark Registration is done through ca4you in Delhi NCR, Mumbai & all other Indian cities. TM is assigned in 3 days and costs Rs 5,900/- .
(Trademark Registration in Delhi takes about 3 working days)
Only owners of registered trademarks are allowed to take action or sue for damages in case of trademark registration. Trademark protection is not enforceable for trademarks that are not registered.
Trademark registration will help establish a unique identity and brand for your goods or services. Competitors will not be allowed to use your trademark for similar goods or services.
Trademark registration creates an intellectual property, which is an intangible asset for an organization. Registered trademark is a right that can be sold, franchised or commercially contracted.
Registered trademarks can be used to create a sense of trust, goodwill and quality in the minds of your customer that is unique to your business. Registered trademarks show your customer that you care about your brand.
A trademark registration in India can be used as the basis for trademark registration in other countries if required. Foreigners and Foreign entities can also register a trademark in India if required.
A trademark registration makes the trademark known across the nation and becomes searchable in the trademark database. This prevents competitors and others from using your trademark and puts them on notice.
This symbol can use with the brand name until your trademark is not registered and the application is in pending status. This is to inform the public of his exclusive claim over the brand. The claim may or may not be valid depending upon the result of trademark registration.
It is also a kind of trademark which Service Mark, but it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. For example, you will use TM for a product and SM for a service like housekeeping.
This symbol is only applicable for your brand when the mark is being registered and the Certificate of Registration is issued by the Trademark Registrar.