International Trademark Registration

A trademark is a trade mark of business unique to an individual company or other organisation which it uses in order to differentiate its products and services from those of other organisations. Trademark registration is that process of acquiring the legal ownership over that mark.

Trademark registration is only a regional protection in other words. It merely implies that if you have registered the trademark in India, then the proprietary right over said mark will rest only with you within India. So, how can you grow your business then?

In this situation you will need to broaden that protection by filing international trademark registration in India.

Madrid System: You can use international trademark registration to apply the Madrid system for registering and maintaining a mark worldwide.

What is a Madrid Protocol?

Madrid Protocol is a way to secure international trademark protection. This trademark registration system has existed since 1996 and carries your trade mark application through all the member countries of the Madrid Protocol (94 countries).

Advantages of International Trademark Registration in India

You will benefit in the following ways by having International trademark registration – India:

1. With a global brand, you can easily grow your business.
2. More exposure for your business: When you run your marketing campaign online, more people will be aware of your business and the targeted international audience could lead to huge revenues generated.
3. Access to international clientele: The fact that now people can finally see your brand and you add promoting Your business — you are taking a shot at access customers from all over the world- ones who were unavailable to you because when your trademark was applicable only in India.

But to avail these benefits, you need to fit into the eligibility criteria

Eligibility Criteria for International Trademark Registration

1. You either need to be an Indian citizen, or Your business should be located in India.
2. Being a registered mark in India is necessary. Or In the alternative, you should have fi led a national trademark registration application, in which the name of an applicant before Indian Trademark Registry…
3. And you have to decide in which countries you would like to register your trademark. The more countries you designate, the longer the process lasts.

What papers are needed for international registration of a trademark?

The necessary documentation to be submitted in order to process the international trademark registration include:

1. Copies of the trademark registration certificate which you have received in India.
2. Copy of the trademark
3. Usage of the trademark explained
4. Simple application for “Standard” mark for trademark registration

How do you file an International Trademark Application in India?

This is the process for international trademarks:

1. filing a basic application: As a foundation you complete the “basic mark” form on the WIPO portal, based off of your national trademark application.
2. Examination and Transmission of this application: The Indian trademark office would first examine your application followed with granting a trademark registration approval will then transmit the mark to the international body i.e. WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
3. Formal review: The WIPO will formally check the application and then issue a publication in an international trademark gazette. The gazette will be issued in the states listed in your international trademark registration certificate.
4. Registration: Once your trademark has been published in the trademark register for 12-18 months and there are no oppositions from any of the countries you wish to protect your mark, a registration certificate will be issued in your name.

Price of Trademark Registration

Here’s the price of international trademark registration:

1. Professional cost
2. Government cost

How can we help you?

Garudamudra can provide you with global trademark registration India. We do things properly and if you want to take your trademark internationally, our experts will help in the following ways:

1. Application filing
2. Document furnishing
3. Liaising
4. Following up with the department
5. Complete assistance
6. Objection removal

So if cheap and best international trademark registrant firm you want then none other than us. We understand that you would like to bypass the complicated process and receive the license.

And we can help with that.