Intellectual
property rights or IPR are the rights given to persons over the creations of
their minds. The Intellectual Property Rights can be given to authors of
literary and artistic works such as books and other writings, musical
compositions, paintings, sculpture etc. or can be given to industrial
properties characterized as the protection of distinctive signs, in
particular trademarks and geographical indications.Other types of industrial
property are protected primarily to stimulate innovation, design and the
creation of technology. In this category fall inventions, industrial designs
and trade secrets. The Intellectual Property Rights protection may last
indefinitely, provided the sign in question continues to be distinctive. The
Intellectual Property Rights protection of such distinctive signs aims to
stimulate and ensure fair competition and to protect consumers, by enabling
them to make informed choices between various goods and services.
Trademark
is a device, brand name, heading, label, signature, word, letter, numeral,
shape of goods, packaging or combination of colours applied to any goods or
services in the course of trade and represents the goodwill attached to the
business. It is in a way the life and blood of the business since in the
modern day it is the name of the business & the goodwill which sells the
product or services. The trademark is a mark which represents and connects
the product or services to the proprietor. Trademarks for Groups of
Companies are also registerable. These are registerable under the Trade
Marks Act,1999.
- Our trade mark department render following efficient and effective
services for trademark search and registrations
- Advise on the registrability of Trademarks
- Conduct searches to detect opposing Trademarks and applications File
and Prosecute Trademark applications
- File and Prosecute Slogan Registration applications
- File Trade Names publication requests
- Renew Registrations
- Investigate the status of registrations and the scope of protection
- Investigate Trademark infringements Analyze and advise on Trademark
infringement
- Enforce Trademark rights against infringers
- Provide legal advise and representation in Trademark disputes
