Three Step Procedure of Trademark Registration

     

How many scribbled papers, cups of coffee and sleepless nights you had before designing your unique logo...many right?? Would you like any Harry or Larry to take the name and identity of your logo??.... Heck no!!  At such times your rescue is Trademark registration!!!

 Let’s put this way long procedure in just three simple steps

1. Availability and Approval: Firstly, ROC staff will look for the the proposed names for availability or any resemblance with other company names in India. If they find it difficult to approve names that might create confusion in the minds of the people or harm the interest of the promoters, then you will be given up two opportunities to re-submit the new panel of company names against the fee paid in the first instance for name availability after the original application is filled.

2. Name allotment certificate: Just in two days, the name will be allotted for a company. If the name is not adopted within the given 60 days after it is allowed, you may apply for an extension for retention of such name for a further period of 30 days on payment of 50% of the fees prescribed for the application at the initial stage. The name allowed shall lapse after the expiry of sixty or ninety days, as the case may be, from the date it is allowed first. If you agree to the allotted name, the “name allotment certificate” will be issued to you. This is called pre-registration process.

3. Final Process: After this pre- registration process or the “name allotment certificate” is obtained from the ROC, you have to prepare the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA) for the proposed company. The format and description are almost similar to other countries of the world. MOA mainly covers the primary, auxiliary and other business activities of the proposed firm. Moreover, AOA gives the guidelines for the standard operations and conduct of the proposed company along with the certified share capital, first directors or founding directors, the names and addresses of first directors and so on.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

Indian Court Defends Photocopying of University Textbooks

The High Court of Delhi has made education easier for students by granting Delhi University the right to photocopy entire textbooks from major publishers, stating that copyright is not a “divine, or natural right.”

At the heart of this is the principle that libraries on campus already allow for slow and tedious photocopying of pages when a student is in need of a few lines for particular assignments or the week’s required reading. So why the process shouldn’t be made more convenient?

The Indian court upheld the decision to allow campus photocopy shops, along with the Delhi University library, to photocopy entire books. The Chief Justice held that this is permissible under Section of 52 of the Copyright Act. This was outlined in a 94-page document, the Times of India reports.

DU’s apparent disregard of copyright law angered Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press (and probably delighted anyone who has ever had to buy textbooks). Along with international publishers Taylor & Francis, they launched a suit against a DU copy shop in 2012.

There was a total of five publishers involved, three from the UK, with the other two being their Indian branches.

But decision was firm in its principles: “Copyright, especially in literary works, is thus not an inevitable, divine, or natural right that confers on authors the absolute ownership of their creations. It is designed rather to stimulate activity and progress in the arts for the intellectual enrichment of the public.” The high court also argued that the copying is not being done for commercial purposes, only for imparting knowledge. The rationale for the court’s decision was outlined by the Chief Justice.

“In the times when I was studying law, the facility available of photocopying was limited, time consuming and costly. The students then used to take turns to sit in the library and copy by hand pages after pages of chapters in the books suggested for reading and subsequently either make carbon copies thereof or having the same photocopied.”

The court also believes the university is strained by a shortage of some texts, and large-scale copying is therefore necessary. There are simply too many students and too few books. This is coupled with the fear that the precious books can become damaged and photocopied numerous times regardless. Finally, facilities sometimes run out of stock. According to the court, this means students have to spend valuable time making notes at the library, “instead of sitting in the comforts of their respective homes” and making proper use of their time.

The publishers’ joint response to the verdict contained ominous undertones. “It is unfortunate that the court’s decision today could undermine the availability of original content for the benefit of students and teachers. We will be considering the full judgment when it is made available, and shall decide the next course of action after consultation with our legal teams,” The Hindu daily cites them as saying.

CoinproBiz Solutions, thus has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

Difference Between LP and LLP

Both a limited partnership (LP) and a limited liability partnership (LLP) offer limited liability for certain partners. They are both distinguishable from a General Partnership (another kind of business entity) because of the ability to shield some partners from liability. The primary difference between the two is who gets limited liability and who does not. This article explores what sets an LP and an LLP apart.


An LP has one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. The general partners participate in management and have 100% liability for partnership obligations. Limited partners cannot participate in the management and have no liability for partnership obligations beyond their capital contributions, protecting them against personal liability for the partnership's debts and other obligations. They do, however, receive a share of the profits for their involvement as limited partners.

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) offer the same tax advantages as a general partnership but offer some protection for partners' personal assets by limiting their liability to that of their interest in the company only. All partners are allowed to manage the business like in a general partnership; however, a formal agreement is required for this business type. This construction goes on all partners from subjecting their personal assets to the business liabilities. For example, Jack and Jill are attorneys and set up a limited liability partnership to share in each others' success. Their firm is sued by a former client, but neither Jack nor Jill have personal assets at risk.

Formation of an LP/LLP

Each state has its own rules governing the formation of an LP or LLP. Most commonly, you need to file documents with the appropriate state authority and pay the associated filing fee. The filing documents usually require some basic information, such as the name and address of the business, its agent for service of process and the nature of the business. Many states also require an annual report with updated information to be filed with the state.

Benefits of an LP or LLP

There are pros and cons of starting a limited partnership or limited liability partnership. Some of the pros are, first and most importantly, limited liability for the limited partners in an LP. These partners can contribute the capital in a partnership without risking their personal assets. In an LLP, the liability is limited only for partners who did not participate in creating the problem or the debt.

Also, there is no double taxation in LP’s and LLP’s.  Double taxation happens in corporations because the corporation pays income taxes on its profits, and then uses the remaining profits to pay dividends to shareholders, who again pay their own individual income tax on it.  Thus, the same profit gets taxed twice.  However, with partnerships, the partners themselves are taxed on their personal income tax returns for their share of ownership in the partnership, which usually amounts to less taxation.

CoinproBiz Solutions, thus has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

Have You Registered Your Trademark…It has got Many Advantages

A Trademark generally refers to a “brand” or “logo”. Trademark registration can also be obtained for a business name, distinctive catch phrases, taglines or captions.

Properly used and promoted, a Trademark may become the most valuable asset of a business. Trademarks such as Coca Cola, HP, Canon, Nike and Adidas serve as an indication of origin of the goods as well as an indication of quality. It is also essential to obtain trademark registration for the business name/trade name under the TrademarksAct. Registration of a company or business name under the Companies Act does not in itself give protection against others who might commence using identical or similar marks.

Below are the major Advantages of Trademark registration:

In regards to the trademark symbols being used like “TM” (trademark), “SM” (service mark) or “®”, they have different uses. The “TM” and “SM” can be used to claim the ownership of a product or service even without registration with the USPTO. The registration symbol “®” can only be used after the trademark is registered successfully to the USPTO.

Besides, trademark owner also has some other important advantages. Most importantly, it will help the owner protect their mark from being used by competitors, even when that is a similar mark to the mark registered. The USPTO also states that if there is any party trying to use the trademark, the owner can take legal actions against that party in federal court and claim charges depending on the situation.

Once a company has the trademark ownership, it will have the exclusive right to use it nationwide and for all the products that are listed in the registration. In addition, the mark will be listed in the USPTO’s online databases and if there is any similar mark to the registered mark for related products, the new registration will be refused. Mark Trademan also said in the Trademark Information Network’s video podcast that trademark can last forever as long as it is being used, products are still being manufactured and sold on the market.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of CompanyRegistration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

LLP vs. Partnership Firm in India

Partnership firm is a type of business in which two or more individuals join together for jointly carrying the business. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932, Section 4, defined partnership as “the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all”.

The persons who maintain the partnership business are individually called ‘partners’ and collectively called as ‘partnership firm’. The name under which their partnership business is carried on called as ‘Firm Name’. In a simple way, the firm is nothing but an abbreviation for partners. The pool money, skills, and other resources, share profit and loss in accordance with terms of the partnership agreement.

Fundamental Characteristics of Partnership are according to Section 4, 

       §  There should be an agreement between the persons who wants to be partners.

       §  The purpose should be carrying on of business

§  The object should be of earning and sharing profits.

§  The business of the firm should be carried on by all of them or any of them acting for all, i.e.

   in the mutual agency.

Limited Liability Partnership entities, the world wide recognized form of business organization has been introduced in India by Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. It is a partnership in which partners have limited liability.

Features of LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) are:

1. As a corporate body separate from its members. It has a perpetual succession.

2. Every LLP shall have at least two partners and all the partners are the agents of LLP.

3. It is a form of business which is organized and operates on the basis of agreement.

4. It is easy to become or leave as a partner under LLP.

5. The ownership can easily be transferred under this.

6. As a juristic person, LLP can sue or be sued in its own name. The partners are not liable to be sued     for the debts of the LLP.

7. No exposure to personal assets of the partners except in the case of fraud.

8. Less requirement as to the maintenance of statutory records.

9. Less Government Intervention.

Should I Trademark my Logo??

Have you ever thought to trademark your logo??, the answer actually differs from Blogger to Blogger. But now-a-days the modern bloggers prefer to register their trademark as they are benefited from it. Earlier, Blogs were something informal, which was used to just have a personal communication or connection. But at present they have evolved into Business and Brands Particularly, they have become singleton worth trademarking.

Trademarking extends merely filing an application. Only attractive, strong, unique brands will receive trademark registrations. Therefore, a company must search high and low for any existing mark that can be considered confusingly similar to the authorities.

Even after the registration is done and you get the “name allotment certificate”; later one has to protect the logo so that other singleton does not infringe on their rights. For this, one must go through the steps to protect your trademark rights, which can sometimes include litigation.

There are many Bloggers who have got into many problems in the Trademark process. These bloggers had applied for, or own, federal trademark rights. But they’ve each encountered obstacles along the way. Bloggers thinking about registering their own trademarks will do well to learn from those who have come before them.

The biggest takeaway for bloggers is, to conduct extensive research before pursuing trademark rights. Better yet, research trademarks early in the process. It’s easier to pivot as a young blogger than it is as an established one.

 Thus, receiving federal trademark rights is only the beginning. To continue enjoying the rights and benefits of trademark ownership, you must take steps to protect your trademark. In some cases, there might be a necessity of filing a lawsuit. While unappealing to some, failing to take protective measures can diminish your rights as a trademark owner.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

Know how to register your “Start-Ups” in India

On January 16, 2016, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi announced a new initiative called “Start-UpIndia” initiative, fostering the promotion of entrepreneurship by creating a system that is conducive for start-ups.

This initiative will provide budding entrepreneurs and experienced businessmen an easier access to funding and incubators by offering them an easy-to-use platform that can be downloaded on to any smartphone device.

However, if you are an Indian citizen, then you allowed to register about six to seven types of business entities in India, specifically, Private Limited Company (limited by shares), Public Limited Company (limited by shares), Public Company (with unlimited liabilities), Company limited by guarantee, Partnership firm, Sole Proprietorship firm and co-operatives as producer company. Non-Indians (foreigners) are allowed to register on a Private limited company (with 100% equities), Private limited company (a joint venture with Indians) and Public limited company (with a minimum of one shareholder and director of Indian citizen). You have to decide which business entity fulfills business expectations. The private limited company is preferred by almost all foreigners (individuals or entrepreneurs), because it has minimal agreement constraints, and it is one of the best choices if you do not have any intentions to raise public funds.

ROC staff will look for the the proposed names for availability or any resemblance with other company names in India. If they find it difficult to approve names that might create confusion in the minds of the public and harm the interest of the promoters, then you will be given up to two opportunities for re-submit the new panel of company names against the fee paid in the first instance for name availability after the original application is filled. Just in two days the name will be allotted for a company. If the name is not adopted within the given 60 days after it is allowed, you may apply for an extension for retention of such name for further period of 30 days on payment of 50% of the fees prescribed for the application at the initial stage. The name allowed shall lapse after the expiry of sixty or ninety days, as the case may be, from the date it is allowed first. If you agree to the allotted name, the “name allotment certificate” will be issued to you. This is called pre-registration process.

Further, after the pre- registration process or the “name allotment certificate” is obtained from the ROC, you have to prepare the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA) for the proposed company. The format and description are almost similar to other countries of the world. MOA mainly covers the primary, auxiliary and other business activities of the proposed firm. Moreover, AOA gives the guidelines for the standard operations and conduct of the proposed company along with the certified share capital, first directors or founding directors, the names and addresses of first directors and so on.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, CopyrightRegistration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

Know How to Protect Your Logo

A great logo is like a diamond to your small business. It acts as your abbreviated calling card, summarizing your company’s beliefs, culture and quality without the need for any further explanation. It is not only the symbol but acts like an identity for your company.

One should always register their logo as a trademark in order to ensure that it is protected and that you are given the rights to actually use it. The elements which help the consumer to recognize your logo or to recognize a particular brand are its choice of words, catchy taglines, color, shape, and maybe smell.

Coming to what is a registered trademark, most importantly the owner of the registered trademark has several rights that are not obtained elsewhere.

• The right to allow others to use that trademark on the goods and services.

·         The owner has the right to take action against people found to be encroaching on these rights.

Some benefits are, you can even sell it if you want to add value to your business, or for adding professionalism to your business. Once a trademark is registered the owner may promote it as registered, including by use of the ^(®) symbol, which often conveys professionalism, trustworthiness, and longevity to consumers.

Tips for registering the Trademark:

• 1. Engaging with professional search companies to conduct trademark searches to ensure the name or logo is available

• 2. The authorities will examine the application and guide you whether the trademark is approved for registration or if there are issues standing in its way

• 3. If there are no problem in the way the mark will likely be sent to the opposition to allow other parties the opportunity to object

• 4. If there are no objections then your mark will be registered

Besides, more likely, the registration of the trademark lasts up to 10 after which it has to be renewed but it may vary accordingly to the country.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarking, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. We are dedicated to provide the best recommendations and execution for leading, middle market and emerging growth companies to promote their business.

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, Intellectual Property Law ensures that your business’ artistic rights are registered with and granted by the appropriate government agencies to protect investment in names, symbols and other representations used to identify your products and services.

The World Intellectual Property Organization.

WIPO stands as an abbreviation of ‘The World Intellectual Property Organization, is an especially dedicated agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which while safeguarding the public interest also rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to the economic development. WIPO was established in 1967 by the WIPO Convention. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

In the year 1886, copyright entered the international arena with the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works to help nationals of its member States obtain international protection of their right to control, and receive payment for, the use of their creative works such as novels, short stories, poems, plays; songs, operas, musicals, sonatas; and drawings, paintings, sculptures, architectural works. Like the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention set up an International Bureau to carry out administrative tasks. In 1893, these two small bureaux united to form an international organization called the United International Bureau (BIRPI) for the Protection of Intellectual Property. The BIRPI indeed was the predecessor of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

With the growing importance of intellectual property, the structure and form of the Organization also changed. In 1960 BIRPI moved from Berne to Geneva to be closer to the United Nations and other international organizations in that city. A decade later, following the entry into force of the Convention.

Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, BIRPI became WIPO and in the year 1974, WIPO became a specialized agency of the United Nations system of organizations, with a mandate to administer intellectual property matters recognized by the member States of the UN.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark registration, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. 

Myths about using copyrighted material.

Understanding copyright law can be confusing for business owners, but the costs of infringing on another's copyright can be very high. Here are the biggest myths about making using copyrighted material.

1. Using a part of the song or text.

This is just false. There is no safe percentage or amount that can be used without obtaining permission from the copyright owner. If the content is copyrighted then the copyright owner can sue the user for even the smallest amount of use. If you are thinking that you can use a small amount of famous songs in your brand’s commercials, you are wrong and can get in serious trouble.

2. Copyrighting Idea.

Copyright protects "original works of authorship" in a tangible medium of expression. In other words, original books, musical compositions, movies and computer software are capable of copyright protection. So, unfortunately, ideas are not copyright-able.

3. Non-commercial usedoesn’t infringe copyright law.

There are a few exceptions that allow the use of a copyrighted material for educational purposes and parody. The fact that you are not making money is only one parameter, for example. If you are going to download a copyrighted book and publish it on the internet for free, then even though you are not going to make money out of it, it’s considered a copyright infringement as it damages the original work and owner.

4. If it doesn’t belong to a celebrity, it’s free from copyright constraints.

Wrong. All individuals have the right of publicity, or the right to control their name, voice, image, and likeness, regardless of whether or not they're a public figure. Each state has its own laws governing right of publicity, but most states provide statutory damages for violating an individual's right of publicity for commercial use. Make sure to have a release for anyone in the photo, as well as permission from the photographer (if you didn’t take the photo yourself.)

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, IntellectualProperty Rights, Trademark registration, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals

Finding the proof points for your brand.

What makes a company unique? What makes a brand stand apart from the others? In discussing brand positioning, flesh out a product's or service's attributes -- the features or functions that make it all work.

Some marketers like to call this the USP or unique selling proposition. Other marketing gurus refer to it as the reason to believe or RTB. But to put it in simple words, this is the proof needed to substantiate the claims made for a company or brand.

Let’s take an example, you may have a claim that no other brands can make something as the fact that your product helps lower cholesterol 10 percent. Maybe your product's brand has been the subject of more clinical studies or maybe it has been on the market for a longer period than others. A proof point can also be related to a unique ingredient or methodology like “¼ moisturizing cream” from Dove.

Whatever it is that you want your brand to be identified for make sure that you own it. In any category, products tend to have very similar functional features and benefits. Which makes it extremely hard to position and differentiate a product on facts alone. This is why an effective positioning statement should appeal to the emotional side as well.

Be creative while making a proof point. That's what the whole positioning exercise is about. Don’t just say your product is made from all-natural ingredients, or all Indian raw material. That’s not going to help you in positioning or differentiating the brand in any manner. Rather you should explain the process by which you search and curate the product's natural -ingredients and how you've uniquely blended them together. Now you're on your way to make your brand stand apart from all the other brands in its category.

And it's not enough to say that you have studies to back your claims. Elaboration on how the studies were uniquely conducted to shed light on the product's proprietary formula is required to make it work more effectively. Stay factual and accurate to what’s true and ethical. But at the same time highlight the features that make your product unique and that only you can claim.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarkregistration, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals. 

What to do when someone uses your trademark.

You have worked hard and brainstormed day and night to come up with the design and logo for your brand, so what can you do to prevent other companies from using it? What can you do to make sure that no one infringes your Intellectual property rights?

Well, it’s not exactly simple and trademark laws can confuse even the savviest business owners. The trademark act of 1999 lays out the foundation of trademark act. A trademark is a special symbol for distinguishing the goods offered for sale or otherwise put on the market by one trader from those of another. In India, the trademarks have been protected for over four decades as per the provisions of the Trade and Merchandise Mark (TMM) Act of 1958. India became a party to the WTO at its very inception. One of the agreements in that related to the Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In December 1998 India acceded to the Paris Convention.

That’s what the act states, now let’s get back to the question, what to do when someone uses your trademark? 

·         Make sure if there actually is a trademark infringement.

Before diving into a lawsuit, you need to make sure if a problem actually exists. To do that, let’s review a few trademark facts,

First, trademark infringement occurs only when consumers are likely to be confused by the dual use of the trademark and whether the mark is being used on competing for goods and services.

The next factor to consider is the location. If you operate a flower shop in Delhi and someone opens a similarly named flower shop in Dehradun. This likely isn’t considered infringement because customers are highly unlikely to confuse both. Granted, if your business becomes famous across the country, you may have a greater chance of claiming infringement regardless of location. 

Another often-confused aspect of trademark law is that names can infringe on one another even if they aren’t identical. Courts often consider “sight, sound and meaning” when determining if two marks are similar. So adding an "s" to make a name plural isn’t enough to distinguish it. Or try to name your fast food restaurant “McDowell’s,” and you’ll quickly see that marks don’t need to be identical to cause infringement. 

·        Take action.

If you believe that the other name is a) being used on competing goods and services b) customers would likely be confused by the two names and c) the other name is being used in your same geographic region, then you should take action.

The first step is to contact an attorney specializing in trademark law. He or she will help you through the next steps.

Trademark issues typically begin by sending a cease-and-desist letter to the infringing business and demanding that they stop using your mark. If the alleged infringer continues to use your trademark after receiving your letter, possible remedies include preventing further use of the mark in addition to money damages. You can ask the court to have the infringer pay you any money they made as a result of the infringement as well as any damages that your business may have suffered as a result of the infringement.

·         But the most important thing is to file a trademark beforehand.

Too often, small-business owners don’t think about trademarks until it is too late, and they see someone else using their company or product name. At that point, it becomes a fight over who owns the name and who was using it first. Therefore, put yourself in the best possible position by applying for your trademark early on. This is why the most important step in trademark protection is applying for your trademark as soon as possible.

CoinproBiz Solutions has been established to provide exclusive services in the field of Company Registration, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarkregistration, Copyright Registration and allied services, with the help of specialized and experienced professionals from varied backgrounds such as Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Corporate Lawyers and Business Professionals.