Trademark Registration Singapore
How To Go About Registering A Trademark
A trademark is an important intellectual property (IP) right that helps in protecting the ownership that a firm or any other body has over its brand name or logo. Trademarks can become legally enforceable only when they are properly registered with the appropriate authority. A duly registered trademark serves as a notice of its certification by law, thereby deterring any unscrupulous persons from making use of it as it exists or in any form that may have a close similarity such that it can be confused with the original mark.
It is advisable to have your brand name registered as soon as you have made a final decision on it. Any slackness in applying for the same might result in someone else applying for that name before you, in which case you will lose the chance to get that trademark registered.
The first thing needed for registration of a brand name involves a basic check for the availability of the name for use. You should do a comprehensive search on whether some other company has the same name registered. The list of registered names maintained by the registration authority can help you figure this out.
The next step is getting the requisite form for registration and filling up details like the name of your firm, the kind of product or service that it offers, and your official address. The filled up form along with the registration fee should be then submitted to the relevant authority. However, if you do not carry out the basic trademark existence check beforehand, the authorities will have the power to forfeit your application fee after cancelling your claim.
After your have completed these formalities, you might be needed to reply to certain questions from the authorities. Any such questions should be answered within the specified time. If your application is accepted, you will receive a certificate from the concerned authorities that will give you the lawful ownership over the trademark in addition to the right to take action against infringement of the same.
Pyprus can also register your trademarks in Malaysia and around the world.
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