{"id":101062,"date":"2020-11-03T04:50:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/?p=101062"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T04:40:11","slug":"is-trademark-registration-compulsory-for-e-commerce-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/is-trademark-registration-compulsory-for-e-commerce-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Trademark Registration Compulsory For E-Commerce Companies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A unique symbol or word(s) used to signify a business or its products is known as Trademark. Once registered, that same symbol or series of words cannot be used by any other organization, continually, as long as it remains in use and proper paperwork and fees are paid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider of the apple shape with the bite taken out that Apple uses as its logo, the swoosh logo that Nike features on all of its products, or the golden arches McDonald\u2019s registered decades ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is Trademark Registration Mandatory For E-Commerce Companies?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no defined rule or law but due to increasing applications on online e commerce portals like Flipkart, Amazon and Myntra they have mandated to have a<a href=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/trademark-registration\/\"> Trademark registration<\/a>. However, we also constantly advise in favour of filing a trademark application at the earliest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Signs of a Trademark<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To imply that a trademark has been claimed companies use one of three symbols:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li class=\"lists\">&#x2122; &#8211; This symbol to indicate pre existing mark specifically an unregistered trademark.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">\u00ae &#8211; This symbol to indicate the registered trademark symbol. It is reserved for trademarks registered with an suitable government agency.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">\u2120 &#8211; This symbol is use for selling of services, not products. We have the option to use the service mark logo, but most use the &#x2122; instead for simplicity.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Protecting a Trademark<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A trademark is issued for the life of a company or product, businesses do need to guard against phrases becoming usual. Kleenex applied for facial tissues, or Xerox for photocopying. To keep for claim that trademark, those companies need to notify people who misuse the term to stop.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of Trademark Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" class=\"wp-image-101066\" title=\"Is Trademark Registration Compulsory For E-Commerce Companies?\" src=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Is Trademark Registration Compulsory For E-Commerce Companies? \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Franchise-Agreement-og-16.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When trademark has been granted, the owner receives three key benefits:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li class=\"lists\">A notice of claim to any other businesses consideration of using the same symbol or word as its trademark.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">A legal inference of ownership, which can help to prevent would-be users<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">The unique right to use the claimed trademark<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Difference between trademarks and name approval under Companies Act 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Getting our business name approved by the Registrar of Companies is often the first step in company incorporation. The Registrar may deny name if it is similar to another company that has obtained registration before you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, getting the Registrar of Company\u2019s sanction doesn\u2019t guarantee intellectual property rights over the name. It means that your name may be approved under the Companies Act but the Trademark act or office might have different views and may challenge your name or logo under the Trademarks act. Hence it is highly advisable that you choose a unique name along with unique logo for your ecommerce business.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filing a trademark in India<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Trademark, registration can be done in India by filing an application at the Trademarks Registry (TMR) with the Office of the Controller General for Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CGPDTM).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Trademark registration in India is valid for 10 years and can be renewed for another 10 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are trademarks registered in India valid worldwide?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since e-commerce businesses aren\u2019t banned only in India, it is worth noting the international pittance of trademarks. In this context, the Madrid Protocol is significant.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li class=\"lists\">Madrid Protocol allows for a frugal , easy filing for a trademark grant in a network of more than one hundred countries. Since 2013, India has been a member of the international union for trademarks.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">While filing to the Madrid novation is done through the Indian trademarks office, it has allowance domestic e-commerce companies to protect their mark across multiple jurisdictions of their choice.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"lists\">Trademark registration website accessible at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.gov.in\/\">www.ipindia.gov.in<\/a>. for application. You have a choice to set forth the nations where we want the trademark to have auspices. Within 18 months, if we receive a no objection, the trademark is considered to grant.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/trademark-registration\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/legalwindow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/trademark-lw.jpg\" alt=\"Trademark Registration\" width=\"1000\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trademark-lw.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trademark-lw-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trademark-lw-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.legalwindow.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trademark-lw-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of Having a Registered Trademark For your E-commerce business<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forty years ago Ecommerce Business wasn\u2019t really a stich. Local retail business didn\u2019t face the same defiance as a nationwide or international business or brand. Many other areas the Internet changed that.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>There are a number of causes why you would want one or more trademarks for your ecommerce business including:<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A.\u00a0 Protection for Your business<\/strong> \u2013 A US registered trademark can protect our company name and other trademarks from being used by others. It can also protect peerless product names and logos. A business with a registered trademark has clear legal support against anyone using or ignore the registered trademark.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>B.\u00a0 Protect Against Brand Damage<\/strong> \u2013 A trademark can defend your brand from injury and coot. In the online world we can protect our brand on a nationwide or international basis from being damaged by other people using it, copying it or counterfeiting your products.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>C.\u00a0 Trademark auspices in E-commerce Marketplaces \u2013<\/strong> Some e-commerce marketplace stage such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Walmart, provide added chance for businesses with a registered trademark. Amazon Brand Registry program is a good example. The Brand Registry confer a number of added marketing chance, trellis protection, and analytical data to Amazon Sellers who are part of the program.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>D.\u00a0 Performing a Trademark Search<\/strong> \u2013 A comprehensive trademark search is an essential part of the process in applying for a registered trademark. This can avoid In expectant and potentially costly problems in the future.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Controller General\u2019s office not only looks after the registration of Trademark but also scrutiny the application for renewal of trademark, pore the resist filed by any third party against the trademark released in the journal and dwell\u00a0 the dispute related to the trademark registration if there is any. Thus the office of Controller General is the most important office dealing with all these issues related to not only Trademark but every other branch of Intellectual Property.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A unique symbol or word(s) used to signify a business or its products is known as Trademark. 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