Top 7 reasons leading to objections in a trademark application
Top 7 reasons leading to Objections in Trademark Application Trademark Proceeding – Quasi-judicial in nature Applying for a trademark may seem quite straightforward and simple when one sees the trademark application (TM-A or its previous form TM-1). It is common for clients to wonder why lawyers specialising in trademarks (not general law practitioners) charge a significant professional fee for such a simple process. Clients also tend to compare the trademark application process as that of applying for a PAN card or any statutory license. Applying for a trademark, i.e., securing your brand name, is no less a legal process than acquiring an immovable property. As a matter of fact, a trademark is a form of intangible property, i.e., intellectual...