ट्रेडमार्क वर्ग क्या है?
ट्रेडमार्क वर्ग नाइस वर्गीकरण की 45 श्रेणियों में से एक है — ट्रेडमार्क केवल उन्हीं वर्गों में सुरक्षित होता है जिनमें वह पंजीकृत है।
Classes 1 to 34 cover goods and 35 to 45 cover services. A software company typically files in class 9 for the product and class 42 for the development service. A restaurant files in class 43.
Filing in the wrong class produces a registration that protects nothing useful, and the fee is per class per application.
क्यों मायने रखता है
Registering your brand in one class does not stop somebody using the same name in another. Getting the classes right at the start is cheaper than adding them later.
कानूनी स्थिति
| मद | मान | स्रोत |
|---|---|---|
| Classification system | 45 classes under the Nice Classification — 34 for goods, 11 for services | Fourth Schedule, Trade Marks Rules 2017 |
| Government fee, individual or startup or small enterprise | ₹4,500 per class, filed online | First Schedule, Trade Marks Rules 2017 |
| Government fee, others | ₹9,000 per class, filed online | First Schedule, Trade Marks Rules 2017 |
| Registration validity | 10 years, renewable indefinitely | Section 25, Trade Marks Act 1999 |
इसे इनसे न मिलाएँ
ये शब्द अक्सर एक-दूसरे के लिए इस्तेमाल कर लिए जाते हैं। ये अलग हैं।
Company name approval
MCA name approval stops another company registering the same name. It confers no trade mark rights, and a company can hold a name it is not entitled to use as a brand.
Domain name
A domain registration is a contract with a registrar. It gives no statutory rights over the brand, and a registered mark can be enforced against a domain holder.
आम सवाल
Do I need to file in every class?
What does the ™ symbol mean?
जो अक्सर ग़लत होता है
- Filing in the wrong class, which protects a category the business does not operate in
- Assuming company incorporation protects the brand
- Using ® before registration is granted
- Filing in every class defensively, then losing them to non-use cancellation