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Trademark Services

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Overview

A Trademark protects a brand name, logo, symbol, tagline, label, packaging, shape, sound or other indicator that distinguishes one business from another. Our Trademark Attorney provides complete Trademark Registration, prosecution, opposition, renewal, enforcement and litigation services.

Trademark Infringement and Passing Off

Our Trademark Attorney and IPR Attorney provide:

  • Trademark infringement opinions
  • Passing-off analysis
  • Cease-and-desist notices
  • Replies to legal notices
  • Trademark infringement suits
  • Interim injunction applications
  • Permanent injunction claims
  • Search and seizure assistance
  • Appointment of commissioners
  • Damages and account-of-profits claims
  • Online Trademark infringement actions
  • Domain-name disputes
  • Counterfeit-product actions
  • Settlement negotiations

Trademark Search

Before adopting or filing a Trademark, a professional Trademark search helps identify identical or deceptively similar marks.

Trademark Search and Brand Clearance

Our Trademark search services include:

  • Exact-match Trademark search
  • Phonetic Trademark search
  • Similarity search
  • Logo and device-mark search
  • Trademark class identification
  • Common-law availability search
  • Company and domain-name review
  • Preliminary registrability opinion
  • Trademark risk assessment

Trademark Monitoring Services

Our Trademark Attorney provides monitoring services to identify conflicting applications and possible misuse.

  • Trade Marks Journal monitoring
  • Similar-mark watching
  • Competitor Trademark monitoring
  • Marketplace monitoring
  • Online infringement monitoring
  • Domain-name monitoring
  • Social-media brand monitoring
  • Opposition deadline alerts

Trademark Registration

Trademark Application Filing

Our Trademark Attorney assists with:

  • Word-mark applications
  • Logo Trademark applications
  • Device-mark applications
  • Tagline and slogan applications
  • Label Trademark applications
  • Shape Trademark applications
  • Sound Trademark applications
  • Single-class Trademark applications
  • Multi-class Trademark applications
  • "Proposed to be used" applications
  • Prior-use Trademark applications
  • Startup and MSME Trademark applications

Trademark Classification

Goods and services are divided into different Trademark classes. Filing in an incorrect class may leave important business activities unprotected.

  • Identify the correct Trademark class
  • Draft appropriate descriptions of goods and services
  • Assess related and complementary classes
  • Plan multi-class Trademark protection
  • Protect future business expansion
  • Avoid unnecessarily broad or inaccurate specifications

Trademark Objection Reply

Trademark Examination Reply

The Trademark Registry may raise objections on absolute or relative grounds.

  • Lack of distinctiveness
  • Descriptive Trademarks
  • Generic expressions
  • Geographical references
  • Similar earlier Trademarks
  • Incorrect classification
  • User-date objections
  • Procedural objections
  • Trademark disclaimers
  • Acquired distinctiveness
  • Honest and concurrent use

Trademark Hearing Support

Trademark Show-Cause Hearing

When a Trademark application is not accepted after the examination reply, the Registry may schedule a hearing.

  • Review of the examination report
  • Case-law research
  • Hearing-note preparation
  • Trademark Registry representation
  • Oral submissions
  • Supporting-document preparation
  • Written submissions
  • Follow-up after hearing

Trademark Opposition

A third party may oppose a Trademark after publication in the Trade Marks Journal.

  • Notice of opposition
  • Counter-statement
  • Evidence in support of opposition
  • Evidence in support of application
  • Evidence in reply
  • Opposition hearing
  • Settlement and coexistence discussions
  • Trademark opposition strategy

Trademark Renewal

Trademark Renewal and Restoration

Trademark Registration can be renewed periodically.

  • Trademark renewal
  • Delayed renewal
  • Trademark restoration
  • Renewal-status verification
  • Trademark portfolio review
  • Ownership-detail updates
  • Address changes
  • Name changes
  • Trademark assignment recordal

Trademark Rectification and Cancellation

  • Trademark rectification petitions
  • Removal for non-use
  • Cancellation of wrongly registered Trademarks
  • Correction of Trademark Register entries
  • Challenges based on prior use
  • Challenges based on bad-faith adoption
  • Defences against cancellation
  • Evidence and hearing representation

Trademark Assignment and Licensing

A Trademark may be transferred, licensed or commercially exploited.

  • Trademark assignment agreements
  • Trademark licensing agreements
  • Registered-user agreements
  • Franchise agreements
  • Brand-usage agreements
  • Goodwill transfer clauses
  • Trademark ownership due diligence
  • Recordal of Trademark assignment
  • Trademark coexistence agreements
  • Trademark settlement agreements

International Trademark

International Trademark Registration

Trademark rights are territorial. Businesses planning to export, franchise or expand overseas should consider international Trademark protection.

  • Country-wise Trademark filing
  • Madrid Protocol applications
  • International Trademark search
  • Foreign Trademark prosecution
  • Coordination with foreign Trademark Attorneys
  • International examination replies
  • Foreign Trademark opposition
  • International Trademark renewals
  • Global Trademark portfolio management

Key Features

Trademark Search

Comprehensive searches across national and international databases to assess trademark availability and potential conflicts.

Trademark Filing

Professional preparation and filing of trademark applications with the Indian Trademark Office and international authorities.

Trademark Monitoring

Ongoing monitoring services to identify potential infringements and protect your trademark rights.

Trademark Renewals

Timely renewal management to ensure continuous protection of your valuable trademarks.

Why Choose Us?

  • Experienced trademark attorneys
  • Multi-jurisdictional expertise
  • Comprehensive search reports
  • Strategic filing recommendations
  • Proactive infringement monitoring
  • Renewal reminder services

International Options Available

Strategy Consultation

Jurisdiction selection & planning

Filing Coordination

Multi-country filing support

Documentation Support

Preparation & translations

Renewals & Timeline Guidance

Ongoing support & reminders

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