Easy Steps to Download Trademark Certificate

Only using ® beside the brand, logo, sign or symbol cannot prove that the company’s trademark is registered. Any trademark-registered company may be required to show proof of trademark registration to the government authority while verifying. Besides, downloading a trademark certificate helps a brand to confirm the brand identity and the goods or services associated with the business. You can download the certificate by visiting the trademark registry (IP India) portal by following some processes. This piece of writing will inform you step by step.  

What is trademark registration?

A trademark is a sign, symbol, slogan, logo, color, brand name, work mark, or a mixture of all that can create a unique identity for a brand. But, anybody can copy the brand logo or unique identity you are using unless you register it from the IT India portal, a site for registering your trademark. Once a brand gets reputed through hard work dedication and genuine business policy, others may take advantage of your reputation by copying the trademark. Only a registered trademark can save you from these infringers and provide legal support.

What is a trademark registration certificate?

A document that states and confirms that a Trademark application is filed in a trademark office is known as a Trademark Certificate or trademark registration certificate. A trademark certificate does not mean that the trademark has been registered, but it provides the applicant with some specific rights. The Trademark certificate is a valuable asset for the owners as it provides proof to the applicant about the right of ownership and right to use it. It can be used to enforce the trademark against the infringers to protect their brand from being infringed.

After following all the necessary steps and processes for filing trademark registration, the trademark register examines it. If everything is alright, they provide a trademark registration certificate. You can download it online from the IP India portal. The process will be discussed here to inform you so that you do not face any issues in downloading the certificate. On the trademark registration certificate, the business product or service class/classes will remain mentioned, and your name and business address and the registered trademark will also remain on the certificate to make it authentic.

If you want to get a trademark registration certificate, and feeling burdensome to file it, contact Online Legal India. We’ll help you in the entire process from filing the trademark registration to downloading the trademark registration certificate.

Before entering the topic of how to download a trademark certificate, let’s learn how to apply, its benefits, and other utilities in short.

Application to certificate generation cycle of a trademark:

• Apply for trademark registration

You have to fill out a trademark registration with all the necessary details of PAN, AADHAAR, business address, and a unique logo or the mark that you want to register with a particular format. You can submit them offline or online. Submitting the form online will save your pocket. The process is hazardless too. On submission of the application online, you will get an instant ARN (Application Reference Number) but it may take 15 to 20 days when you to apply it offline. So, the online process is cost-effective, fast, and more effective than the offline process.

• Prepare a Logo/ Slogan as Mark

Design your mark by experts so that it becomes attractive but represents your unique business. If it is not exceptional, your application may be rejected. So, you can take the support of a professional logo designer who will design your trademark.

• Find the trademark class.

You have to identify the trademark Class for the goods or services you are dealing with. You can visit the IP India portal to get an idea of the classes to which you have to apply. There are a total of 45 classes in which you will have 1 to 34 classes for goods and from 35 to 45 classes are dedicated to services. You will get the entire list on the government portal.

• Search the trademark similarity.

Search the trademark you have selected on the official portal of IP India. There you have to select the options for “Trademark Public Search”, and input the data to find the similarity. If you do not get the similarity, your trademark is unique and you can carry on submitting it for registration.

• Submit Trademark Application

File trademark application by visiting the IP India portal. Once you submit the trademark registration application in perfect format, you will get an Application Reference Number. This ARN is highly essential to check the status of your trademark application. As soon as you have submitted the trademark application, you can use TM with the mark that is submitted for registration.  

• Approval or Trademark by Register

Once you file for trademark registration, the register checks it. If there are any deformities, information lack, or ambiguity, the register asks the applicant to show cause or make it clear (Trademark Objection). If your reply is suitable, the process goes to the next phase. They approve it and publish it in the Trademark Journal. This time, anybody can raise a complaint if there is any similarity between the trademark with others or his own. This process is called trademark opposition. Once the opposition is clear or there is no opposition raised, you will receive a trademark certificate, and your brand trademark will be registered.

What are the Key documents required for Filing a Trademark Application?

• Name of the company, firm, and the kind of business they are operating.
• The names of the partners and the proprietors are required.
• A company or business address is required.
• Specification of goods that need to be trademarked.
• Date of the initial use of the trademark.
• Authorization in the Form TM-48 in stamp paper and then to be signed by the signatory authority.
• Full name and residential address are to be provided by the applicant.
• The power of attorney is to be executed by an individual or a representative of a corporation.

How to Download a Trademark Certificate?

1. At the very beginning, you have to visit the Trade Marks registration official portal.
2. This time you have to click on the ‘Trade Mark Application/Registered Mark’ option at the left side of the dashboard.
3. Next, click on the ‘National/IRDI Number’ option.
4. Enter the trademark application number (ARN that you have received)
5. Fill out the captcha, and click on view
6. Click on the trademark number visible on the page
7. Entire details will appear on the page in a form
8. Then, click on the ‘View Registration Certificate’ option
9. The trademark registration certificate will be displayed there.
10. At the right side corner, you will get a download option
11. Click on it and get it downloaded on your device in a PDF format.

Now, you have to print out the certificate if you want a physical format of the trademark registration certificate. You can now use ® with the mark that is registered against your brand.

Importance of Registering a Trademark

• Safeguarding Your Brand

The trademark of your brand is one of the most valuable Intellectual assets. If your brand is Trademark registered, no one can use your brand logo or mark without your permission. A trademark provides a shield and protects your brand from getting infringed.

• Legal Support

Once anybody copies your brand and can run a business in disguise by the name of your brand using your trademark, the trademark act will punish the person through penalizing imprisonment or both. So, you need not worry about it when your brand is copied by others. You will get complete legal support from the government.

• Establish Brand Recognition

Trademark builds a name and recognition for your business. Customers can depend on your brand regarding the quality of service you provide. Trademark also attracts more customers to your business and finds your business genuine.

• Prevent Consumer Confusion

Trademark prevents your customers from getting confused by distinguishing your brand and the brands of others. Whenever your customers notice a trademark, they come to know about the source of the goods and services. Most of the time customers assume that whenever a brand has a registered trademark, the brand is genuine.

• Enhance Your Business and Reputation

If you are planning to introduce and expand your business in a new competitive market, Trademark registration helps compete with them. Customers will recognize your brand as genuine and they will choose yours. Besides, when a company or business registers a trademark, it means, they are not for the short run. They want to run the business for a longer period. So, it builds quality confidence in the products/services in the minds of the customers.

The entire process that is mentioned above in the blog is required for downloading the Trademark Registration Certificate. If the whole process seems difficult and complex to you to follow, you can contact Online Legal India as their experts are vastly experienced in this field and have catered to a lot of clients till now. So, what are you waiting for? Contact them today!

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