Frequently Asked Questions

What to do if my copyright is already filed?

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered copyright, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the copyright is for the common business product.

What is the NICE Classification?

NICE classification is an international classification of goods and services for the purpose of copyright registration. There are 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services.

How to choose the correct class for my copyright

For filing the copyright in India, you should know the appropriate class of copyright in which the goods and services covered. There is a total of 45 classes of the copyright to choose for your copyright. First 34 classes (1-34) cover goods and rest 11 classes (35-45) cover services.

What is the need to perform a copyright Search?

The intelligent TM Search will help you to determine the mark you want to register for product or services is legally available or already used by another business to ensure not to infringe someone else's property rights. find the identical mark in the same class would restrain your mark to get registered.

Do I need to know a copyright class to perform a copyright Search?

To perform a free copyright search before filing the copyright application you need to know the copyright classes as per the NICE classifications; international classification of goods and services. The copyright search contains the filters to find out a similar copyright in a similar class in order to eliminate the conflicts.

Is it mandatory to hire an attorney for copyright Search?

Although it is not mandatory to hire an attorney for conducting a free copyright search before filing it's advisable to seek professional help to handle the copyright search. You will get the list of the marks similar to the proposed mark along with the attorney's legal opinion regarding the copyright registration possibilities..

How to select a copyright?

Selecting a good copyright is a crucial step to protect your intellectual property. In India different kind of copyrights are there, like word, sign, color, symbol, shape etc. but it has to be unique. Most people make mistakes while choosing the copyright or brand name. To minimize such mistakes, you need to follow the guidelines which are:

How are the copyright symbols used in India?

In India copyright is designated by the two symbols, i.e. 'R' and 'TM'. copyright symbol 'TM' is a provisional symbol, used for unregistered copyrights and symbol 'R' signifies the registered copyright which can be used by the registered proprietor of the mark.