Registration provides owner the exclusive right to the use the trademark in relation to the goods or services and to indicate so by using the symbol (R), and can file for relief of infringement in appropriate courts. The exclusive right is however subject to any conditions entered on the register such as limitation of area of use etc.

The register of trademark is maintained in electronic form which contains the class and goods/ services in respect of which it is registered including particulars affecting the scope of registration of rights conferred; the address of the proprietors; particulars of trade or other description of the proprietor; the convention application date (if applicable); where a trademark has been registered with the consent of proprietor of an earlier mark or earlier rights, that fact.

The basic principle is that the trademark applied for should not be substantially altered affecting its identity.

Any person, claiming to be the proprietor of a trademark used or to be used by him, may apply in writing in prescribed manner for registration. The application should contain the trademark, the goods/services, name and address of applicant and agent (if any) with power of attorney, for the time mark is used. The application should be in English or Hindi. It should be filed before authorised authority. The applications needs to be submitted personally at the Front Office Counter of the respective office or you can sent it by post. It can also be filed on line through the e-filing gateway available at the official website.

Yes, it can be removed on application to the Registrar on prescribed form on the ground that the mark is wrongly remaining on the register.

As prescribed by Intellectual Property India, Government recognized source , the types of trademarks that can be registered are as follows: • Any name (including personal or surname of the applicant or predecessor in business or the signature of the person), which is not unusual for trade to adopt as a mark. • An invented word or any arbitrary dictionary word or words, not being directly descriptive of the character or quality of the goods/service. • Letters or numerals or any combination thereof. • The right to proprietorship of a trademark may be acquired by either registration under the Act or by use in relation to particular goods or service. • Devices, including fancy devices or symbols • Monograms • Combination of colors or even a single color in combination with a word or device • Shape of goods or their packaging • Marks constituting a 3- dimensional sign. • Sound marks when represented in conventional notation or described in words by being graphically represented.