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Trademark Application - India

Intellectual Property is one of the fastest growing legal fields in India specially after the signing of GATT. With the revolution of information technology, a multitude of problems has cropped up that demand immediate legal assistance. Agarwal & Co. is involved in all kinds of Intellectual Property Rights matters including Trade Marks, Patents, Copyright and Designs. Agarwal & Co. provide advice on the creation and protection of intellectual property rights connected with information technology especially pertaining to telecommunications, software etc. Agarwal & Co. advise clients on issues including:


• Interacting with various government departments on intellectual property matters and for obtaining various permissions

• Agreements for the use, supply, licensing and maintenance of software and hardware
• Registration of Trade Marks

• Registration of Copyrights

• Registration of Patents & Designs

• Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights and agreements

• Infringement and Passing-off actions

TRADEMARK APPLICATION PROCESS

Process of filing a Trade Mark Application in India and Grant of Trademark Registration Certificate involves the following steps as shown below herein:

NAME SEARCH:

It is recommended to conduct a Trademark name availability search in order to check if any similar Trademark has been filed in India, which may oppose your registration. The cost of the search is generally quite insignificant in comparison to the costs of re-branding if there is difficulty in using the Trademark because it infringes the right of others.

FILING OF APPLICATION BEFORE THE TRADE MARKS OFFICE:

The next step in getting a trademark registration is the filing of Trade Mark Application in Form 1, with the logo or word mark (as may be applicable), along with the applicants' particulars, including his address (incase of a company, the registered address of the company). A duly notarized Power of attorney, on stamp paper has also to be submitted.

EXAMINATION:
The Trademark Office will examine the registrability of the application, which includes distinctiveness, existing similarity with prior registrations, and completion of supporting documents, if accepted, the Trademark Office will issue an acceptance order and the Trademark is ordered for publication. We shall need additional evidence at the time of examination of the mark and prior to its publication in the Trade Mark Journal to prove distinctiveness of the mark. Examination generally occurs within 3-4 months of filling of Trademark application, but the request for the expedite examination of an application can also be made, which costs 5 times the govt. fee for filling the Trademark application.

DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVE DISTINCTIVENESS:

» The extent of advertisement with a few sample copies of advertising material and brochures;

» The quantum of usage with a few invoices and the last gross annual sale of the goods under the Trade name;

» The extent of use of the mark in respect of time and area;

» A brief write-up on the importance attached to the trade mark in particular;
» The class of costumers and their standard of intelligence and education;

» The date of commencement of the use of the mark;

» If the trade mark has been registered in several countries and the law of Trademark is similar to that of India, certified copies of the registration of the marks in such countries may also be provided to us.

OPPOSITION OF MARK:

When the Trademark is advertised in the Trademark Journal, then third party can oppose the registration of the Trademark within the 3 months from the date of the Trademark journal made available to the public.

IF OPPOSED BY GENERAL PUBLIC

If the Trademark application is opposed, then the Trademark office will request evidence in writing from both parties. If the dispute is not settled by the parties, then matter is determined at a hearing. Registration of an opposed Trademark application will be delayed pending till the determination of the opposition.

REGISTRATION:

In the absences of opposition, a Trademark is registered, and the relative certificate of registration is issued for 10 years from the date of filing of an application. It took tentatively 24-30 months from the date of filling of the Trademark application upto the final registration of the Trademark.

AGARWAL & COMPANY LAW OFFICES LLP.

Solicitors & Advocates

Corporate Legal Consultants

Trademark, Patent & Copyright Attorneys

73, Ajanta Apartment,

36, I.P. Extension

New Delhi – 110 0092 – INDIA

Tel: +91- 11- 2273 2540, 2273 2530

Fax: +91- 11- 2272 1340

www.agarwalandcompany.com

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Blog Posts Vs Directory Submisison for Law Sites

After testing 3 months of link building power of blog commenting Vs. directory submission, and, spending same time spent on each methods (blog commenting and directory submission), the results are clear : Blog commenting for your law sites is more effective than directory submission.

Lets clear some facts; Directory submission is not a waste of time, but if you can't do both for your law site, you should focus on blog commenting because it produces better results for the same investment. For both methods we used the best tools available to maximize efficiency.

After 3 months PageRank 1 was achieved for the law site which had links built from directories and PageRank3 for the site linked from blog comments. Why was that?

Observation 1 : 30% approvals were received in directories vs. 80% in blogs.
Why ? Because most directories (the free ones) are dead and no longer updated. We got some better results in the new launched directories but those back links don't have too much weight because those directories are new.

Since, you can select active blogs, with approved comments in the last 48 hours, 80%+ of your comments produced back links.

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What you need to know when selecting a personal injury lawyer

What consumers need to know about personal injury lawyers (part 1)


REPUTATION MATTERS

Reputation does matter, in personal injury lawsuits. Probably one of the most important factors in evaluating personal injury claims from the insurance perspective is the reputation of the plaintiff's lawyer. Insurers are sophisticated consumers who keep detailed data on the lawyer's performance and track record. All of this is used when valuing an injury case.

 

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Property Tax Myth

Time spent protesting your property taxes can be very profitable to you. In fact, the average property tax savings for homeowners is $450. However, the uncertainty of how the process works and what results are achievable intimidates many into not attempting to protest their property taxes.

The following steps will provide you insight into the appeal process and put you on your way to a successful appeal:

Either send a written notice of appeal to the ARB for the county in which your home is located or utilize the comptroller's form. The deadline to file an appeal is May 31st.

Request a House Bill 201 packet. The packet is available at a nominal cost and will include information regarding both market value and unequal appraisal and the appraisal district's information regarding size, condition and other qualitative and quantitative data for your property. Requesting this packet limits what information the appraisal district can present at the hearing.

Review the appraisal district's description of your home and confirm that all the information is accurate. If the appraisal district overstates either the quality or quantity of improvements to your property, this is an excellent means to reduce your property taxes for the current years and subsequent years.

By protesting on unequal appraisal, you are claiming the appraisal district assessed your home for more than your neighbor's home. To present this protest, research around 10 comparable properties that are similar in regard to the quality and quantity of improvements within your neighborhood.

Prepare your own unequal appraisal analysis based on researching assessment comparables on the appraisal district's website or by written request. Select assessment comparables and summarize the data in a table.

If you feel your property's assessed value is too high, it's your right to file a formal protest. You can protest your property value yourself following the guidelines above, or hire a professional consultant to handle your protest for you. Either way, there's no reason to pay more property taxes than is required by law.

Questions?
E-mail O'Connor & Associates, or call 1-877-4-TAXCUT.

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Oconnor & associates can represent you at the commercial real estate appraisal.

Name :  Patrick O Connor 
State :  TX 
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Category :  Real Estate Law

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How To Use A Blog?

We hear of success stories on a daily basis regarding the use of a simple tool like blog, from micro businesses to large corporations. Yet, despite this, the majority of people running businesses still overlook the myriad ways that a blog can be used in their business.

The good news is that, when trying to find out how you can implement a blog as part of your business website, or as a standalone site, most of the time if you look long and hard enough, you will find a way a blog can fit in. After all, a blog is just another website with interesting features like automatic archiving, commenting, easy management and publishing. And what business doesn’t need those features?

To save you time, though, here are a list of common blog application ideas:

* Content management system (CMS) - Albeit far from a full blown CMS, a blog is more than enough for small to medium size businesses for managing content. Some blog software allow multiple authors, multiple blogs and static pages. This actually means more flexibility as a usable CMS.

* Company news and updates - Blog software sort blog entries chronologically: the most recent entry appears at the top of the page. Anyone who can write e-mail can post to a company blog, skipping the tedious workflow.

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