India Trademark Registration and Fees
■ Authority: Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, CGPDM ■ System:Madrid Protocol ■ Classification:The Nice Classification ■ Introduction:The Statement of Use is the most unique pattern in the Indian trademark practice compare to Taiwan. A Trademark use is the fundamental concept in trademark law, therefore a register mark needs to use, and a continuous 3-year non-use of the mark can be revoked in Taiwan, whereas in India the basic requirement of the registration is use. This first to use concept can be considered as a great remedy for Bad Faith Registration of the mark. Even a register trademark can be cancelled by the prior user with a valid evidence that can prove the mark was used by the prior user earlier than the registered trademark. It is…