Trademark Information
What is Trademark?
Trademark is an Intellectual Property Right which may be word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination of all the above mentioned which describes the Products or Services in the most suitable manner. It can also be in the sense that how your ultimate customers recognize you or differentiates your Products or Services from the other sellers present in the marketplace.
A Trademark is termed for both Trademarks and Servicemarks. A Trademarks is known for Products while Servicemarks is known for Services.
A Trademark means you legally own a particular word or phrase and can prevent others from using it. However, you don’t have the sole right to the word or phrase in general, only to how that word or phrase is used with your specific goods or services.
What is an International Trademark?
When the seller wants to secure its Trademark rights not only in the domestic boundaries of its nation but rather to extend it to the whole of the world in the entire international market.
Are Trademarks registered Internationally ?
Yes. Trademarks can be registered internationally by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) like other similar Intellectual Property Rights which is the Ultimate Registry for registering Trademarks internationally.
What are the Consequences if Trademarks are not registered Internationally?
If Trademarks are not registered internationally by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) the rights secured by the seller shall not be safe and secured and anyone having the intention of using it for its own Commercial benefits or can infringe it and there shall be no remedy available in the hands of the seller and has to suffer million dollars losses.
What are different types of Trademarks?
There are various different kinds of Trademarks which can be registered internationally by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) -
Smell Mark - Smell Mark is exclusively been granted to protect and secure the smell of any specific thing being created by the originator. The smell of any specific thing can be internationally registered by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) in order to protect its Originality and distinguishing features from other similar kinds of smells.
Taste Mark - Taste Mark is used to protect the taste of any product being created by the Originator. Taste Mark is being internationally registered by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) to secure the uniqueness of the product which can only be differentiated through its taste.
Sound Mark - Sound which is connected exclusively to the product or service and is originated by the supplier can be kept secured and safe through getting internationally registered by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization). The Sound should be unique in nature and people can relate it with the product or service.
Product Mark - Product Mark is obtained for Products and Goods only and not for services. It tends to make itself different from the various others products and Goods present in the market and also provides the Genuinity of the Products and Goods.
Service Mark - Service Mark is used to identify a particular service and not Goods and Products. The ultimate aim of the service mark is to distinguish its services from the other various services in the market arena.
Slogan/Tagline Mark - Slogan/Tagline Mark has been widely used nowadays by various individuals, firms and Corporates in order to secure the exclusive and unique Slogan/Tagline which acts as an identifier of it. Slogan/Tagline Mark can be internationally registered by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) to protect the identity of the business being copied or forged by the competitors.
Is it essential to register TradeMarks internationally?
Yes. International Trademark Registration is mandatory by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) and if not registered, subjected to violation of international treaties and violation and may be penalized.