Question 1

What is the trademark opposition procedure in India?

Accepted Answer

Application in Form TM-A, signed by the applicant or agent, with a description in words of the mark sufficient to depict its graphical representation (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 23(1) and 23(2)); Clear and legible representation of the trade mark; for a colour claim, a reproduction in that combination of colours; for a three-dimensional mark, three different views (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 26(1) to (3)); Statement of the period during which, and the person by whom, the mark has been used - unless the mark is 'proposed to be used' (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 25(1)); Where use prior to the application date is claimed: an affidavit testifying to such use, with supporting documents (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 25(2)); Address for service in India - a postal address in India and a valid e-mail address (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 17(1)); Where an agent files: authorisation of the agent in Form TM-M (section 145) (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 19(1)); Convention (priority) applications only: a certificate of the foreign Trade Marks Office giving the particulars of the mark, the country and the filing date - filed with the application or within two months (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 24(1) and (2))

Question 2

Trademark Registration

Accepted Answer

Secure your brand name and mark in the classes that matter.

Question 3

Startup incentives — Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Accepted Answer

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands was the first union territory in India to adopt a startup policy of its own. The incentives are reimbursement-based, and the caps are noticeably smaller than a mainland state's. Threshold: A DPIIT-recognised startup in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fee basis: reimbursement and subsidy ceilings per startup under the Andaman and Nicobar Innovation Policy; most heads are a 50 per cent reimbursement of actual cost up to the cap shown Slabs: Marketing and publicity assistance: one-time (maximum) — INR 300000; State GST reimbursement: annual reimbursement of state GST paid on sales of goods for 3 years (maximum per startup per year) — INR 300000; Power subsidy: 50 per cent for a period of 3 years (limit per annum) — INR 500000; Digital technology subsidy: 50 per cent of capital expenditure on computers, related hardware and relevant software (ceiling per startup) — INR 100000; Lease rental / co-working: 50 per cent of monthly rent of the incubator or co-working space, for a period not exceeding one year (maximum per month) — INR 5000 Statute: Andaman and Nicobar Innovation Policy Every figure was read on startupindia.gov.in, DPIIT's own portal, on its Andaman and Nicobar Islands state policy page. All five monetary heads the page publishes are reproduced. ONE HEAD CARRIES NO FIGURE AND NONE HAS BEEN INVENTED: patent cost reimbursement is described only as covering the cost of filing and prosecution of a national or international patent, trademark or copyright application, with no percentage and no ceiling stated, so none is recorded. WATCH THE LEASE RENTAL CAP - Rs 5,000 is a cap on the MONTHLY subsidy, not an annual or total figure, and it runs for no more than one year; it is the smallest number in this record and the easiest to misread as generous. The rest of the A&N research remains blocked: the administration's own hosts are unreachable (labour.and.nic.in has an expired certificate and redirects plain HTTP back to itself, anpcc.and.nic.in fails DNS, and andssw1.and.nic.in returns 403 at the root with its /swc/ department tree gone), which is why this record is sourced from the central portal rather than a local one.

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