Procedure for Brand Registration in Mumbai

Brand name registration is nothing but trademark registration, which safeguards the identity of your business. In India, trademarks can be made up of any of the following things or even combination of them: letter, number, phrases, graphics, smell, sound, mark or a combination of colours.

Before zeroing in on a name to be used as brand name for brand registration in Mumbai or elsewhere in India, one must conduct an extensive search to make sure it is not being already used by anyone else. The best bet would be using the invented or coined words along with generic words.Once you have finalized the name, you need to fill in the trademark application.   Its to be noted that image of your brand logo should be in a standard size of 9 x 5 cms.

For brand registration in Mumbai, the application can be filed either manually or by the means of e-filling. Manual filing require  manual submission of the Application at any of the offices of registrar of trademarks located in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad. One needs to submit application along with requisite documents, after which an acknowledgement slip is provided.

In case of e-filing, the acknowledgement of the application is issued immediately. After receiving the acknowledgement, one can start using the trademark symbol next to the brand name. After receiving the application, registrar examines whether the brand name abides by law and does not conflict with other existing registered or pending brands.

After examination, trademark is published in the Indian Trade Mark Journals. If no one raises objection on trademark within 120 days, from the date of publication, the brand name is accepted by the registrar and a certification of registration under the seal of Trademark Registry is issued to the applicant. And thus, applicant is allowed to use the trademark along with his brand name, once the certificate has been issued.