What is a trademark?

Trademark is a sign that helps distinguish the products from a particular producer or enterprise from those of its competitors. By providing a distinctive sign to goods or services produced by an enterprise, trademarks create an enduring image in the customers’ mind.

What can be used as trademark?

Trademarks may be a word or a combination of words, letters and numerals. They may also consist of drawings, symbols, 3D signs such as shape and packaging of goods, or colours used as a distinguishing feature.

What is a Patent and how does it help the innovators?

Patent is a statutory right granted by the respective governments. It gives one the exclusive rights and bars others from making, using, selling and importing product or process, based on the patented invention without one’s prior permission.

What are the criteria of patentability?

For an invention to be patentable, the criteria of patentability are as follows:
I. It should be novel: invention should not have been published or used anywhere in the world before the date of filing the patent application in the patent office.

What is industrial design/registered design?

From the IP point of view, industrial design refers only to the ornamental or overall visual appearance of a product

What are the essential requirements for the registration of industrial design under the Designs Act, 2000?

For registration of industrial design, under the Designs Act, 2000 following points must be adhered to:

What is Copyright?

Copyright is a type of IPR protection that helps to protect the intellect of human creation. Copyright law provides exclusive and monopoly right to the creator/author/owner of “original” literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, cinematograph films. Computer Software is considered literary work; hence it is also protectable under copyrights.

Different Classes of Work Protected under Copyright are:

What is a trademark?

Trademark is a sign that helps distinguish the products from a particular producer or enterprise from those of its competitors. By providing a distinctive sign to goods or services produced by an enterprise, trademarks create an enduring image in the customers’ mind.

What can be used as trademark?

Trademarks may be a word or a combination of words, letters and numerals. They may also consist of drawings, symbols, 3D signs such as shape and packaging of goods, or colours used as a distinguishing feature.

What is a trademark?

Trademark is a sign that helps distinguish the products from a particular producer or enterprise from those of its competitors. By providing a distinctive sign to goods or services produced by an enterprise, trademarks create an enduring image in the customers’ mind.

What can be used as trademark?

Trademarks may be a word or a combination of words, letters and numerals. They may also consist of drawings, symbols, 3D signs such as shape and packaging of goods, or colours used as a distinguishing feature.