Yes, foreign applicants can also ask for Trademark registration in India. Below the Madrid Protocol, the international trademark application may be registered through the Trademark Office for the applicant.

Yes, It is allowed to be altered as per the terms of Section 22 of the Trademarks Act, which allows the improvement of the mark exhibited it does not amount to a much variation in the character of the mark as such.

Any word, name, device, numerals, or a combination of colors that can be represented graphically can be listed as a trademark. The trademark to be listed must also be distinctive for the services or goods for which it is purposed to be registered.

When considering what would constitute a good trademark, the strength or distinctiveness of the mark subjects. In general, the stronger or more distinguishing the mark, the easier it is to file and protect from the use by another. Trademarks can be characterized as having the following levels of strength or distinctiveness, from strongest to weakest: (i) Extravagant or Coined Marks (ii) Arbitrary Marks (iii) Suggestive Marks (iv) Detailed Marks (v) Generic Terms Please evade selection of a geographical name, popular personal name or surname. No one can have a patent right on it. Avoid adopting flattering words or words that describe the character of goods such as best, perfect, super, etc. It is desirable to conduct a market survey to determine if the same or similar trademark already exists in the market.

The duration of registration is 10 years and its renewal every 10th year.

Yes, a trademark can be assigned from one person to another. The processing fee of transfer will vary as per the status of the mark.

As far as Government fees are regarded, the costs for creating an online application for Trademark Registration is Rs. 4500/- for Small Businesses and Rs. 9000/- for Big Businesses for all classes of use.

It exhibits “Objected” when the Examiner opines some objections about the registration of the trademark.

You can get the trademark registration number by trademark registration number search. Trademark registration number search is very essential for trademark registration as one can get to understand about complete features of registered trademarks.

A Digital Certificate for acknowledging documents is added to the trademark application form at the time of a trademark registration process.