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Following is the list of all the services protected under Class 35, this wide-ranging guide will benefit you in choosing the accurate class for your services,

To avoid any objection from the examiner it is important that you register your trademark under the appropriate class which will protect from the infringers and will fast track your trademark registration process.

Class 35 - Advertising, Business Consulting
Class 35 includes mainly services rendered by persons or organizations principally with the object of:

Help in the working or management of a commercial undertaking, or

Help in the management of the business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise, as well as services rendered by advertising establishments primarily undertaking communications to the public, declarations or announcements by all means of diffusion and concerning all kinds of goods or services.

Services that are classified under Class 35

the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof), enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods; such services may be provided by retail stores, wholesale outlets, through mail order catalogues or by means of electronic media, for example, through web sites or television shopping programmes

services consisting of the registration, transcription, composition, compilation or systematization of written communications and registrations, and also the compilation of mathematical or statistical data

services of advertising agencies and services such as the distribution of prospectuses, directly or through the post, or the distribution of samples. This Class may refer to advertising in connection with other services, such as those concerning bank loans or advertising by radio

Services that are NOT classified under Class 35

services such as evaluations and reports of engineers which do not directly refer to the working or management of affairs in a commercial or industrial enterprise (consult the Alphabetical List of Services).

Detailed List of Services covered under Class 35

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

HOW TO SEARCH A TRADEMARK?

A Trademark search is the first step in the Trademark registration procedure. A search is to be conducted in order to determine the uniqueness of the mark, and its similarity to other, pre- existing marks. It is very much advisable to conduct a Trademark search before registering or using a Trademark. Without a search, there are chances for being sued for Trademark infringement, the rejection of the Trademark application, and a third-party challenging the Trademark application.

WHO WILL PUBLISHED THE MARK IN TRADEMARK JOURNAL?

Trademark registry publish Trademark the mark in Trademark Journal.

IS SEPREATE TRADE MARK IS REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES?

Trademarks must be registered for a particular product or service. A single trademark application can be filed to register your product or service under more than one class but the fees for filing under each class increases every time in the same manner as you have filed a single application for trademark under one class.

CAN TRADE MARK BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED?

A registered trademark is an intellectual property, which can be sold, transferred, gifted, franchised, etc.

CAN A FOREIGNER OR A FOREIGN ENTITY APPLY FOR TRADE MARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA?

Yes, a foreigner or a foreign entity can apply for trademark registration in India.

IS THE TRADEMARK REGISTERED IN INDIA, VALID ALL OVER THE WORLD?

No, Trademarks have to be registered in individual countries, depending on the legislation.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION?

Basic Documents include following:

Trademark Application.

specifications of goods or service for which application is made.

Representation of mark in prescribed size and format.

HOW OFTEN DOES IT NEED TO BE RENEWED?

Trademark registration is valid for 10 years. Therefore, it has to be renewed after each interval of 10-year.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADEMARK & COPYRIGHT?

Copyright secures the work related literary, artistic, paintings, films, sounds etc. whereas Trademark secures a mark, word, logo of product or service.

WHO CAN MAKE TRADE MARK APPLICATION?

Any person can make application to register Trademark.