What is cancellation of a Trademark?

Cancellation of a trademark is a process in which a party seeks to remove a registered trademark from the register. This can be done: – if it is proved that the trademark was registered without any bona fide intention of use by the owner. if the trademark hasn’t been used for a continuous pe...

Rectification of a trademark can be filed in India on grounds of contravention or failure to observe a condition of the trademark already entered in the Register or an error in registering the trademark. The grounds for filing a rectification action are as follows: Contravention or failure to observ...

A mark may have been wrongly registered or may be wrongly remaining on the register. In such cases the Act provides for rectification of the register. Any person, aggrieved by an entry wrongly made or wrongly remaining on the register of trademark, is entitled to file a petition for: Rectification o...

Following are the permissible amendments under the Trademarks Act: Amendment/correction in the name, address or description of the registered proprietor Cancel the entry of a trademark on the Register Amendment of user date Amendment in the specification of goods and/or services...

The trademark law in India provides the Applicant of a trademark with an opportunity to correct an application only for minor changes and not for changes that substantially affect the identity of the trademark or the goods or services covered by the application. The correction or amendment as allo...