IPR – Trade Mark:

Ministry of Commerce & Industry has proposed to introduce new rules for Trademark Registration. The existing Trade Marks Rules 2002 are proposed to be replaced by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2015. The proposed Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2015 have already been published in the Gazette of India and has been made available in the official web site of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and in the website of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks for inviting suggestions/ comments from the general public and stakeholders. The proposed amendment will bring a major relief by reducing the number of Trademark forms; the fee for electronic filing will be kept lower than that for physical filing. The amendment also seeks to introduce modalities for determination and maintenance of the list of well-known trademarks; procedures relating to registration as Registered User of trademarks are also proposed to be simplified.