Who Can Apply For a Trademark

A person who claims to be the proprietor of the trademark can apply for the registration of its mark for goods as well services. A person may pertain for registration of a trade mark to the Trademark office under whose jurisdiction the principal place of the business of the applicant in India falls. In case, the principal put of business is outside India, then the application can be filed in the Trademark office under whose jurisdiction the office of the lawyer selected by you is located. In case of a company concerning to be formed, anyone may apply in his name for subsequent assignment of the registration in the company's favor. Before creation an application for registration it is careful to conduct a trademark search in the Trademark office in context of the already registered trademarks to ensure that registration may not be denied in view of resemblance of the planned mark to an existing one or prohibited one.