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INDMARK The Trademark Research Group
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Introduction
Started by Kapil Varma and Sanjeev Bikhchandani
The Trade Marks Scene In India
- A trade mark could be a brand name, a logo, a label, a pack design or any other visual device.
- Trade & Merchandise Marks Act (1958)
More on -The Trade Marks Scene In India
Registration of a trade mark is not compulsory.
34 Different product categories.
Same Trade mark for different classes.
Basic objective of distinguishing goods
The Trade Marks Registry Library
The offices are in all the four major metros.
In reality, Registry offices at Calcutta and Bombay maintain this record.
A fee of Rs 20 per hour is charged by Trade mark registry to use its library.
Huge volumes are provided including the pending applications.
The Proposed Service
Collecting Data from Registry’s Library.
Digitalizing it.
Cross Checking searches.
Inputting and updating data.
One Limitation – Searching Logos.
The Competition
Manufactures not applying for Trade Marks.
Companies applying for Trademarks without any search
Trade Marks Registry itself.
Companies providing services of conducting searches
Hiring of Trade Mark attorneys
Piggy Bank Data Services (In-house firm of Trade Marks Registry, Rs 1000/search)
Q4:
There were following services that IndMark had proposed to provide its clients:
Collecting Data from Registry’s Library.
Digitalizing it.
Cross Checking searches.
Inputting data collected on electronic media.
Identification of the remaining sets of Trade marks which did not claimed to be renewed would have reduced the Capital to be invested significantly. (Rs 0.65/input of trade mark.)