Certificate in Trademark Prosecution and Opposition

Trademark is a sub-set of Intellectual Property which consists of a recognisable word, design or any visual representation which legally identifies any goods or services from a particular source from others. In the modern age, trademarks represent not only products/services from a particular source, but also the reputation and goodwill attached to the business.  The trademark registration in India is a technical process with its own challenges. In order to effectively prosecute and defend your trademark application and eventually get your trademark registered, you need to be well versed with the intricacies of the Trademark Opposition and Prosecution laws. The Certificate course on Trademark Prosecution and Opposition, is brought to you by Mr. Govind K Chaturvedi, in association with Enhelion. It aims to elaborate upon each step involved in the trademark registration process, right from the filing of trademark application form to the Registry, to the post-registration procedures of amendments and alteration of trademark.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing people, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online examination as well as online submission of assignment

The curriculum has been designed to delve into the intricacies of the procedural aspects of trademark filing. It discusses in detail, the pre-filing formalities, procedure for filing the application, examination as well as the registration procedure. It further elaborates upon the process of filing review and appeal and the procedure for renewal and restoration of trademark.

The following modules will be covered under the course-

• Module 1: Filing of different types of trademark applications- The pre-filing formalities
• Module 2: Procedure after filing of trademark application
• Module 3: Post-examination to registration procedure
• Module 4: Tribunal proceedings- Process for review and appeals
• Module 5: Assignment and transmission of trademarks
• Module 6: Renewal and restoration of trademarks
• Module 7: Madrid Protocol and international trademark filing
• Module 8: Post-registration procedure and forms

Mr. Chaturvedi is an Advocate, Trademark Expert and Social media lawyer. He graduated from law in 2013 and has been practising in Trademark, Copyright, Patent and Design prosecution, Opposition and Litigation ever since. Before specialising in Intellectual Property Law, he had worked in commercial litigation exclusively before the Supreme Court where he has also dealt with matters relating to Arbitration, Consumer law, Domain Name disputes, Family law, Income tax and litigation in regard to Work orders, agreements, negotiable instruments etc. In his 7 years of practise, he has been part of a team with several landmark IP cases with new concepts like single colour use, reverse confusion, writ petition for Pharma companies and technology matters. He has also authored several papers on IP and regularly writes for online journals. He has attended hearing and argued extensively before the District Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of India, Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Trademark Registry, Copyright Board, TDSAT, DRAT and Consumer forum.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Amity Law School (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University), where he was an avid debater. He has also published articles to his name and has been a judge in various event organised by Law Schools and a guest lecturer at Law Schools.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life, then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The evaluation will be conducted in a two-fold manner. There will be one MCQ test which would test the basic understanding on the topics covered in the course. Furthermore, there will be one Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the same.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can take the MCQ test and submit the project assignment as per your convenience.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent overall.

Mr. Chaturvedi is an Advocate, Trademark Expert and Social media lawyer. He graduated from law in 2013 and has been practising in Trademark, Copyright, Patent and Design prosecution, Opposition and Litigation ever since. Before specialising in Intellectual Property Law, he had worked in commercial litigation exclusively before the Supreme Court where he has also dealt with matters relating to Arbitration, Consumer law, Domain Name disputes, Family law, Income tax and litigation in regard to Work orders, agreements, negotiable instruments etc. In his 7 years of practise, he has been part of a team with several landmark IP cases with new concepts like single colour use, reverse confusion, writ petition for Pharma companies and technology matters. He has also authored several papers on IP and regularly writes for online journals. He has attended hearing and argued extensively before the District Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of India, Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Trademark Registry, Copyright Board, TDSAT, DRAT and Consumer forum.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Amity Law School (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University), where he was an avid debater. He has also published articles to his name and has been a judge in various event organised by Law Schools and a guest lecturer at Law Schools.