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February 2012

Public Search of Trademarks database can be done through MCA21 portal.

By Sejal Vasa, Company Secretary
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MCA has joined up service with the Trademark Department and an online facility for searching the trademark database before applying for name availability is provided. The link ‘Public Search of Trademark’ is available on the MCA21 portal and it needs to be verified before applying for a company name to verify that the name is not subjected to any trademark or pending for trademark registration. The Trademark verification can also be accessed on http://124.124.193.245/tmrpublicsearch/ frmmain.aspx

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