Trademark Registration in Tamil Nadu

Have you ever thought what sets your product or service apart from the overload of similar markets in town? What did you do to protect that unique aspect of your company? Has it occurred to you that someday your brand or logo or any distinct aspect of your company could be infringed? This is exactly when Trademark registration comes into the picture. It is an absolute necessity to set unique signs of your goods and services secure.

The Trademark Act of 1999, regulates the need to protect your brand name, logo or any specific feature of your business from legal theft or plagiarism. It has a validity of ten years yet can be renewed periodically. All you have to do is find the Trademark registration office in Tamil Nadu and be the savior of your own company assets.

How to undertake Trademark registration process in Tamil Nadu

SV Consultant helps you to have a lucid idea of the entire TM registration procedure right from the moment you get in touch with us. We will first start with choosing a unique mark for your asset. Please note that there are 45 different classes under which the first 34 are for goods and the rest are for services.

We will then proceed with the process of ensuring for a similar mark used by any other business resource in the country. A free trademark search is available through SV Consultant. If the mark is unique, we will get to move on to the application process. For this the proofs of business registration, a signature of the power of attorney and a softcopy of the trademark that we have chosen are required. There are two ways of filing the application form. The first one is the manual way where we will be required to visit the trademark registrar office. These places are not to be found in every city. Specific areas like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad have TM offices. This process takes about 15 to 20 days. The second way is to file the form online. It is obviously the easiest way to go about it. The next step is to publish the brand in Indian Trademark Journal. This takes approximately 90 days because the probation period to verify the absence of opposition from a third party takes that much time. If there is no opposition, we will receive the trademark registration certificate approval. In rare cases where there is an opposition raised by an external party, we will have to draft a counter statement within 60 days. This will be verified again by the registrar based on which acceptance or rejection is decided. The Trademark registration certificate is issued and simultaneously a code is delivered through which the status can be verified online.

Why is Trademark Registration necessary?

A TM certification provides distinction of products from the rest in the market

You will be responsible for creating an asset of your own, which could be a product, service or an artwork There is a legal shield for the brand against any infringement cases in the future It is vital when considering a business expansion It helps in promoting credibility among the followers