• A trademark that has been registered is valid for a period of ten years after the date of registration.
• When your initial ten years are up, you can extend your trademark for a further ten years.

Registering a Trademark

Two crucial procedures must be taken in order to register your trademark-

1. Send in application documents

2. The registration procedure

Let's examine them both-

1. Send in application documents- It is suggested that you conduct an intellectual property search before starting this stage. An optional intellectual property search might help you find out if any other businesses already exist that use the same name, logo, or slogan as you. Start by conducting a simple class-based search for intellectual property within your particular industry. We advise hiring an expert to complete this for you. Moving on to document filing-

• Submit your name, address, and an exhaustive description of the products and services your company trades in accordance with the NICE classification. This need to be a thorough overview of the business.
• Submit a power of attorney appointment letter (optional). Only in the following circumstances does this apply:
• If someone else is submitting these papers on your behalf
• You are a foreign company.
• Submit your trademark specimen in either six hard copies or as an electronic specimen (scanned copy).
• Keep in mind that the size of your trademark specimen shouldn't be greater than 10 cm × 10 cm.
• Specimens are meant to represent actual uses of your brand in the real world.
• If your company sells any distinctive goods that you have developed and trademarked, you should show potential customers the labels, tags, packing materials, and containers that will best display your brand.
• You may also submit the application form or the trademark certification if you have already filed for the exact same trademark in another nation. the application's certified copy. This can occasionally work to your advantage. The application form or certification must, however, have been received within the last six months.
• You must provide a translation of your trademark if it isn't in English. A sworn translator must perform the translation (optional).

2. The registration procedure- The registration process starts once the paperwork has been filed.

• When you pay for the application, send your intellectual property report and the logo design/trade name if you did an intellectual property search.
• You will receive a "Filing Number" from the Intellectual Property Office.
• Waiting in line for the exam stage
• Branding investigation
• Delivering documents to the translation division (if they need translation)
• After the trademark has been authorized, make your second payment.
• If your trademark has been accepted, publish a notice of the registration in a government journal.
• After the trademark registration has been made public, there is a three-month objection period.
• Certification of a trademark (if there are no objections)

Vital information to bear in mind when registering

• Your trademark will be published in a government gazette once it has been granted. A claim will be made against your trademark if there is any resistance to it.
• In the absence of an objection claim, your application will be processed and recorded as usual.
• The registrar will inform you if your mark is rejected by the National Intellectual Property Office.
• Within one month after the dismissal following notification that your trademark application was denied, you may file a written appeal.
• You will be given a court date for a hearing if one is required.
• After you've submitted your appeal, the registrar will either make the required changes or reject your application completely.