International Trademark Registration In Chennai

Trademarks are a defensive and expansion strategy for businesses all over the world. With the expansion of globalisation and online marketplace presence, it is no longer viable to maintain track of information made public on social media and the internet. There is a "who gets there first" mentality due to the presence of new generation entrepreneurs and competition. In addition to these concerns, there are a number of other variables that have made it necessary for businesses to safeguard their brand abroad and reap the rewards of globalisation. From the perspective of an entrepreneur, international trademark registration is essential because failing to do so will undoubtedly reduce the impact of your trademark, resulting in financial losses for your company as well as a loss of goodwill. International trademarks would also make it easier to licence trademark rights to other organisations, which would support franchise operations.

   

Requirements for International Trademark Registration:

A specific brand must be checked to make sure it has not already been registered before moving on with the international trademark registration. Any applicant can look for any trademark that is already registered in the market where they wish to apply by using the WIPO's (World Intellectual Property Organization) Global Brand Database. The search might be based on the type of goods or services to be used, the text used in the trademark, the picture used in the trademark, and other factors.

There are other prerequisites for applying the international trademark

• The first is that the trademark must have been registered and applied for in the intellectual property office of the applicant's respective country of origin. The nation from which the application is being submitted would be that.
• The applicant also needs to be related to at least one party who has a contract with the Madrid System. The location from which they apply, or their origin office, will be the aforementioned country with whom the relationship is to be established. The applicant may be the contractual party's domicile, the contractor may be the applicant's resident, or the applicant may have a business in the contracting party, which may be any actual or hypothetical industrial or commercial institution.

 

Steps for International Trademark Registration:

• Step 1 : Application Filing
  
  The registration application must be submitted using an M2 form. This application's pertinent information must be carefully filled out and must line up with registration at the Indian Trademark Office. All of the details, including the mark's names and descriptions, the class of goods and services, the priority date, and other specifics, are checked to make sure they line up with the information in the basic application. If they are identical, the Indian trademark office will then send the application to the World Intellectual Property Office and provide a certificate indicating the date of the international application. The Indian Trademark Office levies a minimum price of Rs. 2000 for this procedure.
• Step 2 : Certification and submission to the WIPO
  
  The World Intellectual Property Organization will carry out a formal and thorough assessment to determine if the application complies with the Madrid Protocol's and other rules' criteria. If they discover any differences, they will let the applicant know about them and allow them three months to fix them; if they don't fix the discrepancies within the allotted time, the application will be deemed abandoned. The same will be included into the International Register and published in the WIPO Gazette of International Marks if it complies with the Madrid Protocol's standards and the other information given is likewise in compliance. They will now notify the trademark offices in the nations where the applicant has requested an extension of the mark's protection. Additionally, the applicant will receive a certificate of international registration. This is a crucial step in the process but does not constitute trademark registration in the desired nations.
• Step 3 : Further Examination
  
  The offices of the respected nations will then conduct a thorough review based on their legal frameworks and pertinent regulations, much like they would if a direct application were submitted. and would notify WIPO within a 12- to 18-month period. The same procedure as when applying in India will then be followed. The applicant would receive notification from WIPO once the decision was recorded and either approved or rejected. The grant statement has a 10-year validity period if it is authorised. Additionally, if it is rejected, WIPO will not get involved in the ensuing proceedings involving the applicant and the trademark office of the selected member nation.