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Frequently Asked Questions

What to do if my design is already filed?

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered design, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the design 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 design registration. There are 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services.

How to choose the correct class for my design

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

What is the need to perform a design 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 design class to perform a design Search?

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

Is it mandatory to hire an attorney for design Search?

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

How to select a design?

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

How are the design symbols used in India?

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