TL;DR: Registering a trademark in India means filing Form TM-A with the Trade Marks Registry, choosing the right class under the Nice Classification, getting through examination, surviving the publication and opposition window, and receiving your certificate. The process realistically takes 12 to 18 months if uncontested. Government fees start at ₹4,500 per class for individuals […]
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
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Jan
Jan
TL;DR: A trademark protects the signs that identify your business, your name, logo, or slogan, and stops others from trading off your reputation. Trademark rights are territorial, so protection is granted country by country, though the Madrid System lets you file across many countries through one application. The core principles are similar everywhere, but the […]
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Jan
Jan
TL;DR: A patent is a legal right granted by the government that gives an inventor the exclusive power to make, use, sell, or import their invention for a set period, 20 years in India and most countries, in exchange for publicly disclosing how the invention works. It is a time-limited monopoly, not a permanent right. […]