{"id":3004,"date":"2021-03-05T07:11:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2021-03-05T07:12:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:12:39","slug":"process-of-trademark-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Process of Trademark Search in India \u2013 An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In\ntoday\u2019s world, copies of various things are easily available, especially in\nIndia. That is why it is vital to register a trademark for your brand name. It\nprotects your brand name, logo, symbol from being copied, misused by any\nunauthorized person. Before the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/trademark-registration\" class=\"text-primary\">trademark registration<\/a><\/strong>,\nit is mandatory to go through the process of trademark search in India. It let\nyou know whether the brand is available for trademark registration or some\nalready registered the trademark or applied for a similar brand name. In this\nblog, we discuss the meaning, types, and the process of Trademark Search in\nIndia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5d4117398\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5d4117398\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#Definition_of_Trademark_Search_%E2%80%93_Overview\" title=\"Definition of Trademark Search \u2013 Overview\">Definition of Trademark Search \u2013 Overview<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#Types_of_Trademark_Search\" title=\"Types of Trademark Search\">Types of Trademark Search<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#Knock-out_Search\" title=\"Knock-out\nSearch\">Knock-out\nSearch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#Full_Search\" title=\"Full\nSearch\">Full\nSearch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#What_is_the_Process_of_Trademark_Search\" title=\"What is the Process of Trademark Search?\">What is the Process of Trademark Search?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/process-of-trademark-search\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_of_Trademark_Search_%E2%80%93_Overview\"><\/span>Definition of Trademark Search \u2013 Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We already know that trademark searches are a vital part of trademark ownership, but many companies in India miss the mark to carry out regularly. Trademark search tells you if there are similar trademarks available or not, and it gives an idea of where your trademark stands. The process of trademark search is a crucial part of trademark registration. Any person doesn&#8217;t want to waste money later in any lifelong trademark litigation case when it could have been avoided in the first place by doing a proper trademark search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, Read:<\/strong> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/types-of-trademarks-in-india\/\">Types of Trademarks in India: A Complete Guide<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Trademark_Search\"><\/span>Types of Trademark Search<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of trademark search in India, and you can check the same below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/infographic-for-swarit.png\" alt=\"Types of Trademark Search\" class=\"wp-image-3013\" width=\"502\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/infographic-for-swarit.png 750w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/infographic-for-swarit-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Knock-out_Search\"><\/span>Knock-out\nSearch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This trademark search is\nreferred to if the trademark is likely to fail in securing a trademark\nregistration to be determined by the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cNational Trademark Register\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Possibilities of Knock-out:<\/strong>\u00a0 It consists of applied trademarks that      are already registered and those trademarks that are not registered. It      also contains registered trademark applications that have been cancelled in the past. The trademark database will identify close matches or any identical trademark that contains the word mark in the search question. For examples, it only includes trademark searched itself and not the close modifications on the marks. If the expected trademark was a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Toy_companies\">Toy Company<\/a>\u201d, the applicant is searching for the result for Toy Company but not a toy store, but these trademarks can come into inequality with Toy Company due to the same meaning of both names.<\/li><li><strong>Diligence of Knock-out Search:\u00a0<\/strong>It provides the applicant data regarding the subjected trademark that fails to meet further searching requirements. It also describes that an estimated trademark is possible to be in encounter with the registered trademark. A knockout search is beneficial for trusting on specific data rather than putting extra costs to track those trademark.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_Search\"><\/span>Full\nSearch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Full Search in the\ntrademark system covers all the important features and trademark protection\nappearances. It shows how close they are to any mark and searches the companies\nthat are using similar software. For every search, the results are collected\ninto a search report enclosing all the vital data. This contains an identical\ntrademark and difference to the subject mark covering all the goods and\nservices related. A lawyer examines the result repost, which is why it takes a\nlong time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Full Search Possibilities:<\/strong>&nbsp;This type of trademark search is normally split down into the country&#8217;s data based on a trademark system. In some trademark, systems safeguard the Office of Organization in the core offices in various states all over the European Union. The trademark search ground should be parallel to the countries where the applicant is registering the trademark. There are many methods      to protect the trademark within each state platform that would be      integrated into the process of trademark search. In India, rights of a      trademark come from state registrations, national registrations and common law use. Hence, the full search results incorporate the National Register, State Register, and possible common law rights foundations. Those contain the benefits of the trademark on the registered business name and domain names. The reported results will incorporate the trademarks identical to the mark for every trademark safeguard system, which is the subject for trademark search. The search will contain marks carrying all different and      unique words from the trademark if the marks are made up of many words.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Process_of_Trademark_Search\"><\/span>What is the Process of Trademark Search?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of Trademark\nSearch in India is the most important part of trademark registration if the\nsearch of a trademark is not done properly then there are chances of trademark\nrejection and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/trademark-objection\" class=\"text-primary\">objection of trademark<\/a><\/strong>\napplication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Following are the steps involved in trademark search:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Step 1: Class Search:<\/strong> The first and most vital step during a trademark search is selecting the right class. The Trademark Ministry has categorized different goods and services into 45 classes. Hence, one has to select the correct class for the service or product. Sometimes, a product seems to fall in more than one class, so one can select an appropriate class or select the right classes as per the description of goods or services. From the portal of Trademark Ministry, the class can be selected from the arrangement of goods and services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>So for that, you have to\nvisit the portal of Trademark Minister.<\/li><li>After visiting the\nwebsite, in the tab \u201cSearch Term\u201d enter your product or service, and it will\nshow the related list of classes as under. Therefore, it is best to select the\nmost appropriate class while conducting the process of trademark search.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Step 2: Trademark Search from the Portal: <\/strong>Once you select the class, the next step in the process of trademark search is to check the brand name availability following the below steps:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the portal and in search type select <strong>\u201cWord mark\u201d<\/strong> from the drop list.<\/li><li>In the 1<sup>st<\/sup> row, you will find another drop list in front of word mark, select <strong>\u201cContains\u201d <\/strong>and write your brand name in the given box. <\/li><li>In the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> row against class enter the class number where you want to search your brand name and click on <strong>\u201cSearch\u201d.<\/strong><\/li><li>After that, you will check all the related brand names.<\/li><li>Now select Phonetic from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> drop-down list against Search Type and enter the brand&#8217;s name and class and search again as under.<\/li><li>It is essential to check the name of the brand phonetically because it may be that there are no similar or identical brand names, but there are some brand names which are similar.<\/li><li>The trademark ministry will not approve the trademark application even there is a phonetically similar brand name.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can search the availability of a brand name through this guide, but it is recommended to take the help of professionals because a professional has knowledge about the trademark laws and the process of Trademark Search which will help you to make a better decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, Read:<\/strong> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/violations-of-trademark\/\">What are the Violations of Trademark? \u2013 A Complete Guide<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s world, copies of various things are easily available, especially in India. 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