Trademark Registration Procedure By Mr. Vijay Kumar M. I-WIN IP Services Vijay@i-winip.com www.i-winip.

com Trademark Registration Process Flow SEARCH Chart TRADE MARK APPLICATION ISSUANCE OF OFFICIAL RECEIPT OFFICIAL ACTION/HEARING RESPONSE RESPONSE ACCEPTED? ACCEPTANCE PUBLICATION (Opposition 3 months) REGISTRATION 10 years from the date of filing of the application RENEWAL Two Stages

One Classification and Pre-Filing Search

Two Involves the registration Process itself

Classes List Classes List Trademark Registration Process Contd..

Trademark Application Issuance of Official Receipt ( TM No will be issued)

Examination Report Within three months from application Response within one months from the date of the Examination report

Response by filing an Affidavit Response by hearing Response by Interview ( In case the agent has 100+ pending cases)

Trademark application amendment TM 16

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before advertisement Wait for Opposition for Three months Opposition Proceedings

Initially for 10 years from the date of the application

Trademark Search Report Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai(Head Office) 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Pratishta Bhavan, Mumbai-400 020 Tel. 22030924/22081315, Fax: 22013694

Jurisdiction Jurisdiction: State of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa Trade Marks Registry, Delhi Intellectual Property Bhavan, Plot NO.32, Section 14, Dwarka, Delhi Tel. 011-28082915/ 16/17 Fax: Jurisdiction: State of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh Trade Marks Registry, Kolkata, CP-2, Sector V, 5th floor, I.P.Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 (Telfax. 033-23677311 Jurisdiction: State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim , Tripura and Union Territory of Nagaland, Andamar & Nicobar Island. Trade Marks Registry, Ahmedabad, 15/27 National Chambers, 1st floor, Ashram road, Ahmedabad-380 009. Tel: 07926580567 Jurisdiction: The state of Gujarat and Rajasthan and Union Territory of Damman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Trade Marks Registry, Chennai IPR building, GST Road, Chennai-31 Tel : 044-23222441 Jurisdiction: The state of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep Island.

Name and address of the pr Documents & Information Required for Filing a Trademark Application Expedited Process for the Registration

71 Expedited Search 63 Expedited Examination Five times of the normal fee Five times of the normal fee Upon approval of the Registrar

7 Request for Expedited Certificate