What is the process to check Trademark Registration Online

What is the process to check Trademark Registration Online?

Trademark is a vital right of assets. It identifies or detaches you from others. A name, logo/symbol, shape/design, a dress of business, sound, and smell can be a Trademark, basically anything that discerns the source of a product or service.

A trademark may be defined as any mark that is used for the end of pointing accompanying goods, or between those used to indicate a relationship between the owner of the goods, and the use of that mark has the right to the course of business.

As per section 2 of the Trademark Act 1999, a trademark represents a mark that is adequate of an entity described graphically. It can differentiate a person's goods or services from others and be able to comprise the size of the goods, their packaging, and color mix.

Categories of Trademarks:

According to the Nice Classification of Trademarks, which is an international classification (IC) of goods and services, there are 45 classes divided into 1 to 35 for goods and 36 to 45 for services. Before looking for a trademark, a class search is required to determine which category the product belongs to.

Here are some steps to identify/check trademark registration:

• Log on to the official Trademark Registration website in India: https://ipindiaonline.gov.in.
• Click on the given tab of Trademark and then choose and ping on Public Search
• There are mainly three criteria for search - Word Mark, Vienna Code, and Phonetic.

Upon selecting every criterion are listed below:

  Criteria- word mark-area identification-Word mark, category, product description

Criteria -Vienna Code- area identification- Vienna code, category

Criteria-Phonetic-area identification- Phonetics, class, description of goods

• Once all the details that entered by you, you need to click on the search button.
• The resulting panel will display a list of registered or objectionable or rejected trademarks which will serve as the basis for making decisions on the trademark.

Importance of finding trademark:

• It is always better to be safe than sorry. Trademark searches will avoid infringement of applicable laws.
• The quality of being able to be used or obtained is an important identification test while crucial on a brand which will cast aside any repeat.
• Not only is it important for a trademark to be unique, but it must also have the correct classification of the trademark.
• All possible confusion can be avoided by careful searching.

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Important tools you should be aware of:

The following tools are available on this website https://ipindiaonline.gov.in.

Category Description:

It is a search tool based on the type of product to find out which category a particular product belongs to. Search is available in different languages.

Popular Symbols:

This is a list of all the famous signs set by all the authorities.

Prohibition signs:

It provides a list of all brands that cannot be used in a single trademark. Use of any of these will lead to the rejection of an application for a trademark.

Classification of Vienna Code:

It provides details of the International Classification of Symbolic Components of a Mark required for Trademark Verification in the Vienna Code Search Criteria. It is absolutely necessary to find the trademark before the same registration. If all the boxes are ticked in advance, the registration process will be smooth and easy.

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What are the functions of Trademark Registration online?

The function of Trademark registration in India is to be provided some information to the buyer or potential buyer:

• About the quality and production of the product.
• Where does the source of the goods come from
• Commercial hands through which they go to market.

The registration of trademark has become very important in India now because many online buyer and seller websites have made it mandatory to register on any account it will have a trademark application in India. In addition to this trademark, wine licenses and medicines are now mandatory for label printing.