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A trademark can be defined as the unique identity that makes your product or service stand out from the rest. The unique identity or expression can be a logo, photograph, slogan, word, sound, smell, colour combination or graphics. Most of the businesses usually look for registration of logo or name only. If you have come up with a unique idea or logo, then the only way to protect it as your own unique identity is to patent it. A registered trademark is your businesss intellectual property or intangible asset. It acts as a protective cover of the companys investment made in the logo or brand. In India, trademarks are registered by the Controller General Of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry Of Industry and Commerce, Government Of India. You can register the trademark under the act named, The Trademark Act, 1999. The registration provides the right to sue against others who try to copy your trademark. Also, no one else can use a similar trademark to the one registered by another person. Once you register a trademark, you can use an R symbol along with it, and it will be valid till 10 years from the date of registration. You can easily get a within 3 days. But, to get an , it takes up to 2 years. In case the trademark registration is nearing expiry date, you can always get it re-registered for another ten years.

A trademark is a logo, symbol, tagline, or a combination of both that represents a brands identity. Oftentimes, during the trademark registration process, the Trademark Registrar raises objections on the intended trademark if it violates rules and laws of trademark registration. It could be due to several reasons like similarity with an existing trademark; offensive to a particular religion; absence of a distinct design; etc. In the event of a trademark objection, a comprehensive reply needs to be filed within a month, from the date of issuance of the objection.

What is a Trademark? A trademark is, simply your business name. Trademarks may be involved in just the business name itself, a logo or a combined mark that covers both your business name and logo. What is the Trademark Assignment? Trademark is an intellectual property and like any other asset, the proprietor of a trademark has the power to sell, license or transfer the owned intellectual property. Such a transfer can be made through Trademark Assignment or through licensing. When a trademark is assigned, there are some variations in the ownership of the registered brand. But when its licensed, the benefits in the trademark continue to vest with the buyer but only a few qualified rights are given to the third party. This assignment can be done with or without assigning the business goodwill. In case of a registered trademark, such an assignment is required to be recorded in the Register of a trademark.