India Trade Mark Attorneys, Trademark Licensing India

Basics of Trademark

Trademark Prosecution in India

Trademark Filing Requirments - India

Trademark Prosecution in India - Flowchart

Trade Marks

The Details of the Applicant

Name
Address
Citizenship
Legal status and country of incorporation (if the applicant is a company)

Specimen of the Mark

Five (5) printed specimen of the Mark, if the Mark is in Black & White.
Ten (10) printed specimen of the Mark, if the Mark is in Color
Three to Five different views (2 Dimensional views or photographs of the Mark, if the Mark is a 3 D Mark
In the case of shape of goods or packaging, five (5) different views (2 Dimensional views or photographs)

Specification of Goods or Services

The total number of characters in the specification of goods or services if exceeds 500, additional fee must be paid.

User

The law requires the applicant to specify whether the Mark is in use in India. If in use, then the date of user is required to be specified.

Priority details

Priority can be claimed if the Indian application is filed within 6 months from the date of filing of the basic application. We require the following to claim priority:

Priority application number
Priority country
Priority date
Certified priority document (may be submitted later)

Power of Attorney

A Power of Attorney is required to be filed with the application for registration, if it is being filed through an Agent. A Power of Attorney needs to be stamped appropriately. It is also possible to file the Power of Attorney subsequent to the filing of the Application.