In today’s highly competitive business environment, your brand is your most valuable asset.
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Protect Your Brand, Secure Your Identity
In today’s highly competitive business environment, your brand is your most valuable asset. Your brand’s name, logo, or slogan creates an identity in the minds of your customers and distinguishes you from your competitors. Protecting these brand elements is critical to maintaining your business reputation and preventing misuse by others.
Trademark protection is the legal way to safeguard your brand. It grants you exclusive rights over your unique mark and empowers you to take legal action against unauthorised use. At LegallensIndia, we specialise in providing end-to-end trademark protection services, ensuring your brand is safe, secure, and legally enforceable across India.
A trademark is a distinctive sign, symbol, word, phrase, logo, design, or a combination thereof that identifies and distinguishes the goods or services of one business from those of others. It represents the brand’s goodwill and reputation and provides the legal right to exclusive use.
Common types of trademarks include:
Trademark protection in India is governed by the Trademarks Act, 1999 . This legislation provides the framework for registering trademarks, protecting the rights of trademark owners, and resolving disputes.
The Act confers exclusive rights to registered trademark owners, allowing them to use the trademark and prevent unauthorized use by others. It also provides legal remedies against infringement and misuse.
A registered trademark enjoys strong legal rights and enforcement powers under the Trademarks Act, 1999. If your trademark is registered, you gain exclusive rights to use the mark for the specified goods or services.
Benefits of Registration:
Infringement Protection: If someone uses your registered trademark—or something deceptively similar—you can:
Even if your trademark is not registered, you still have legal recourse under common law through a passing off action. This protects your goodwill from misrepresentation by competitors.
Passing off occurs when someone uses your brand name or similar branding to mislead customers and benefit from your reputation. It’s based on the legal principle that no one should benefit unfairly from another's brand.
To Succeed in a Passing Off Case, You Must Prove:
While passing off can offer some protection, it’s limited in scope and harder to enforce. Trademark registration provides a strong legal shield, allowing for easier enforcement, better protection across India, and long-term brand security.
Protecting your trademark is essential to prevent misuse, safeguard your reputation, and maintain your exclusive rights. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to protect your trademark effectively in India:
A trademark is any visible sign or symbol capable of distinguishing your goods or services from those of others. It may include:
Your trademark acts as a badge of origin and goodwill, helping customers identify your products or services.
Before applying for trademark registration, it is crucial to conduct a thorough search to ensure that your proposed trademark does not conflict with existing trademarks.
Use the LegallensIndia trademark search tool for checks.
Although trademark rights can arise from use, registering your trademark provides stronger legal protection and exclusive rights nationwide.
Benefits of trademark registration include:
India follows the Nice Classification system, categorizing goods and services into 45 classes. Choose the class(es) that best represent your business activities to ensure comprehensive protection for your trademark.
You can file your trademark application either online. The application must contain:
Once filed, the application undergoes examination for objections, and if cleared, it is published in the Trademark Journal for public opposition.
Trademark registration is not the end of protection. You must vigilantly monitor the market to identify any unauthorised or confusingly similar use of your trademark.
Trademark registration in India lasts for 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed indefinitely every 10 years. Renewal is essential to keep your trademark rights active.
Don't leave your brand vulnerable to misuse or legal disputes. At LegallensIndia, we make trademark protection easy, fast, and affordable. Whether you're a startup, growing business, or established enterprise, our experts help you:
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