Trademark Information

The basic principle is that the trademark applied for mustn’t be considerably altered touching its identity. Subject to the present changes is permitted consistent with rules detailed within the subordinate legislation. A trademark in layman’s language may be a visual sign which may be a word signature, person's name, tool, brand, numerals or combination of colors utilized by one enterprise on products or services or other objects of trade to distinguish it from other similar merchandise or services originating from a special enterprise.

The legal necessities to register a trademark under the Act are:

The selected mark ought to be proficient of being represented vividly.

It must be capable of distinctive the goods or services of one enterprise from those of others.

It should be utilized or planned to be used the mark in relation to merchandise or services for the reason of signifying or so as to indicate an association of the course of trade between the products or services and a few person has the precise to use the mark with or exclusive of an identity of that person.

A registered trademark will be removed by filling an application to the Registrar on prearranged form. conditions underneath which the registered trademark is detached from the register are:

If the trademark isn’t registered with the legitimate interest of the owner

If the mark wasn’t used for three months previous to the application date

On the basis of incessant non-use for an amount of five years and three months once the date of supply of registration certificate.