NEWSLETTER

1.  COURSE DETAILS

This course deals with the intricate Filing process of Trademark application till Registration.

The participants will gain knowledge in the following areas:

• The end-to-end process from Drafting and filing of the Trademark application to its registration.
• Who is a Proprietor of a Trademark? – Meaning, Identification, and details required while filing an application for trademark registration.
• Vienna codification
• Grounds for refusal of registration of trademarks by a Trademarks Examiner.
• Objections, Oppositions & Hearings
• Form TM-M

2. COURSE CONTENTS

Module (A)

• Filing of Trade Mark Application
• Who can file a Trade Mark Application? 
• Meaning of “Registered proprietor” 
• Identification of Proprietor before applying for a trademarks 

Details Required from the Applicant 

• In case of Individual 
• In case of Joint owners 
• In case of Partnership Firm 
• In case of Companies 
• In case of Companies Government Departments 
• In case of Companies Quasi-Governmental undertakings 
• If applied as a Conventional application – The Statement of Use

• Power of attorney
• Claiming priority
• Valid User affidavit or trademark statement of use
• Trademark details, Proprietors details and Agent details
• Fees for trademark registration
• Consequences of non-compliance with filing requirements
• Specification of the goods and/or services for which registration is sought:
• Specification required as per Rule 103 
• Limitations on the specification. 
• Problems with a specification
• VIENNA Codification
• Multi-class Application

Module (B)

• Steps for Examination
• Response to Examination Reports
• Objections under Sections 9, 11, 12 and 18
• Response to Objections in Examination Report
• Publication of a Trademark in the Trade  Marks Journal

Module (C)

• What is a Show Cause Hearing?
• Strategizing
• Hearing Stage – Attending Show Cause hearings
• Consequences of not attending Show Cause Hearings
• Evidence & Case Law Preparation

Module (D)

• Opposition – Section 21  
• Giving proper closure to the entire opposition proceedings and also for the opponent to rebut the evidence so filed by the trademark applicant.
• Registration of trademark
• Re-evaluation of  trademark details in Advertised journal
• Form TM-M - Modification of the Trademark application during the registration process.

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