Legal Support
Protect your brand, inventions and creative work with our IP partner, BDS Legal Services — Simplifying IP Solutions.
Who We Are
BDS Legal Services is an intellectual property law firm established in 2016 for clients who need specialised legal services to protect and commercialise their intellectual property in India and overseas.
Its clients range from multinational corporations and technology start-ups to research institutions, individual inventors, authors, artists, entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises, across diverse industries and all aspects of intellectual property.
We work with BDS Legal Services so our customers in Kolkata can get trademark, patent, copyright and business registrations done from our Nimta office.
6000+
Registered services
50+
Legal consultants
2016
Established
Our Legal Experts
LL.M (Criminal Law, Criminology and Forensic Sciences) · B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), University Topper
Specialises in arbitration disputes, IPR solutions and civil, white-collar, commercial and family litigation. Practising as an Advocate since 2012, she has represented the Union of India in NIA matters, and advises clients on distribution, technology transfer, franchising and trade secret projects.
B.Com · LL.B.
Specialises in arbitration, IPR practice, and civil, criminal and Metropolitan Magistrate Court litigation. Practising as an Advocate since 2006, with more than a decade of experience advising companies on IPR solutions and arbitration disputes.
Our Services
A trademark is a word, device or label used on goods to show buyers who made or deals in them, as distinct from similar goods of others. Registration protects it.
A monopoly right granted to a person who has invented a new and useful article, an improvement to an existing article, or a new process of making an article.
Protects the rights of creators over literary and artistic works: books, music, paintings, sculpture, films, computer programs, databases, advertisements and maps. It covers reproduction, adaptation and translation.
Under the Designs Act, 2000, a new shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or colours applied to an article can be registered and protected from copying.
An ISO certification is not a licence. It certifies that a management system, manufacturing process, service or documentation procedure meets the requirements for standardisation and quality assurance.
An artistic or ornate logo that qualifies as a work of art can be protected by copyright as well as by trademark. The two rights are not mutually exclusive.
A proven business model that protects personal assets and gives easier access to resources and finance.
Limited liability for its members, with the flexibility to organise the internal structure as a partnership.
A 10-digit number granted by the DGFT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is the first requirement before you start an import or export business in India.
Under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, no food business can start or operate without an FSSAI licence or registration.
Approvals for food, dietary supplements, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics and other products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Helps micro, small and medium enterprises access government subsidies and benefits under the MSMED Act.
Every business making taxable supplies whose turnover crosses the threshold limit must register as a normal taxable person under GST.
Why Register?
How would you feel if someone else was misusing your business name?
Or you found out that the name you are using for your business is already registered by another company?
Or, even worse, after years of building your brand and customer loyalty, you find you are infringing someone else's registered trademark and cannot use that name any more?
“A registered trademark is an important asset for a business, used to protect the company’s investment in the brand or symbol.”
How TM Works
The government trade marks journal is checked for a match with your mark, to avoid early rejection. No filing is done incorrectly and no time is wasted.
Once the mark is confirmed as unique, the lawyer files the application with the Trade Marks Registry. This takes a minimum of 3 days.
You receive a TM application number and can start using the ™ symbol with your mark.
If there is no objection, the mark is registered after about 1 year. You receive the registration certificate and can use the ® symbol.
How Copyright Works
After about 6 months you receive a copyright certificate with a number for your registration.
About 1 year after receiving the registration number, your copyright is confirmed. You can use the © symbol and file complaints against infringement.
Where needed, an NOC is filed with the Trade Marks Registry to record the copyright in your work.
Timelines are indicative. Registration depends on examination, any objection or opposition, and the decision of the relevant registry.
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Website: www.bdslegalserv.com · Email: info@bdslegalserv.com
Trademark, patent, copyright, design and related registrations are handled with our IP partner, BDS Legal Services, an intellectual property law firm established in 2016.
You can use ™ once your trademark application is filed and you have the application number. The ® symbol can be used only after the mark is registered and you receive the registration certificate, usually about a year later if there is no objection.
The search checks the trade marks journal for a matching mark. It reduces the risk of early rejection and of building a brand on a name someone else has already registered.
Yes, if the logo is artistic enough to qualify as a work of art. Many logos are enforced using both rights.
No. Registration depends on examination, any objection or opposition, and the decision of the relevant registry or authority. Timelines are indicative.
Information on this page is general and is not legal advice. IP services are provided with our partner BDS Legal Services. Registration is decided by the relevant registry or authority.
Talk to Our Team
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