Trademark Registration in India- FAQs

Category: Law

Individuals and companies alike start to believe that their company name or brand name is protected when they register their company as per local laws or Indian company law or obtain goods and services tax (GST) number. With this false belief, they fail to apply for trademark registration in India or abroad. Though it is not mandatory to protect the company name or brand name by way of trademark, registration of trademark allows the trademark owner to have an exclusive right to use the trademark and file infringement suits for violation of trademark owner’s rights. Unregistered trademarks provide limited scope for the trademark owner to search for remedies available in common law. Here, we compiled most frequently asked questions to help the trademark owner to understand the trademark registration process in India.