Protecting your brand name through Trademark Registration is very important. Registering a trademark grants you exclusive rights to it and protect it from being used by others. However, not all trademark applications are accepted and registered. You may also see the status of your trademark application as "Withdrawn" in the trademark portal.
If your trademark status is withdrawn, it means that you have withdrawn your trademark application before it is registered using the process of withdrawing a trademark application. You can withdraw a trademark registration application after submitting it by filing a withdrawal request.
If you discover that your trademark is not acceptable to the registrar, you may withdraw your trademark application before the Hearing Officer.
The Hearing Officer will review your withdrawal request and update the Trademarks Registry record accordingly. You will no longer have any rights to the trademark if you withdraw your trademark registration application.
At any time, a trademark application can be withdrawn. You can also do it on your own or by granting a power of attorney to a Trademark Lawyer.
You can withdraw your trademark registration application by following these simple steps:
Preparing the Checklist
Filing Online Application
Filing of the E-Form
Filing Application in writing
Trademark Withdrawn
It is important to understand that a trademark can only be withdrawn during the registration process. After you have registered your trademark, you must apply for trademark cancellation. Withdrawal is not permitted after trademark registration.
The following are the reasons for withdrawing a trademark registration application:
You believe that trademark registration is a time-consuming and expensive process.
You've decided to close your business for which you have applied the TM Registration.
Department/ Third Party discovered that your trademark is ineligible for registration.
You do not want to continue doing business under the same name.
If you plan ahead of time, you can easily avoid withdrawing your trademark application. The procedure for registering a trademark in India is simple and straightforward. A few simple steps can help you avoid having to withdraw your trademark registration.
To avoid having your trademark registration withdrawn, you must promptly respond to reports or communications from trademark registrars or examiners and keep track of your trademark registration process so that no information is lost. Most time, it has been seen that, trademark is withdrawn if someone has filed an infringement case against your new trademark application. Your Trademark Opponent may also ask you to go for the trademark withdrawal. For any question on trademark registration, you may contact us.