All About Trademark Journal

The term trademark refers to a unique name or identity that identifies a product or service. It is essential for an organization that wants to build a strong brand reputation. A trademark could be any word, number, colour, pattern, logo or symbol. However, every individual or business goes for Trademark Registration , which leads to building trust among consumers. TM Registration process is a lengthy process that includes application filing, examination, trademark journal and registration.

Trademark journal plays an important role in this process that determines whether a trademark will be registered or not. In this article, we will discuss all the Trademark journals including their complete details, the situation after the TM journal and its benefits.

Trademark Journal is an update that is weekly published by the Trademark authority (Controller General of Patent, Design and Trademark). A Trademark Journal is a part of Trademark Registration where the registrar sends the applied Trademark for advertising in the Journal. When the trademark is published in the Journal it shows publically to everyone.

At this stage, every individual or business can raise opposition within four months from the date of publication if they see any similarity in their Trademark that can cause confusion. Its main aim is to give a chance to the public or businesses to protect their intellectual property by the infringement.

There are several details mentioned in the Trademark Journal. These details are given below:

1. Trademark Journal number.
2. Date of Publication of the journal.
3. Class of the Trademark in which the Trademark applied.
4. Logo or symbol of the applied Trademark.
5. The application number of the Trademark.
6. Address of the applicant or owner of the Trademark.
7. TM Attorney’s name and address.
8. Time of uses ( e.g Proposed to be used or Prior Users)
9. Jurisdiction ( means the place or area in which the Trademark applied ex- Delhi, Maharashtra, etc)
10. Description of the Trademark.

There are two situations that arise after the Trademark Journal, these are -

Every stage of Trademark registration has its own benefits and here numerous benefits of a Trademark journal are given below:

Trademark Journal is an essential part of Trademark Registration. It provides the chance for other businesses to secure their solitary identity by opposing the applied TM application. When the applied trademark is under the Trademark journal so the opponent has to oppose it within four months otherwise that mark will be registered. Therefore the applicant must conduct a TM search before the registration by which they can get an idea of future conflicts. During the TM search process, the trademark journal helps to promote new inventions and also provides some new choices to consumers.