TRADEMARK

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02 December 2010 Wheather registration of a trademark compulsory?

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02 December 2010 No, registration of a trade mark is not compulsory .however, without registration the owner of a trademark cannot bring an action for infringement to protect his mark id it is used or copied by others. Suing for infringement of a registered trademark is much simpler than launching a common law action for passing to protect an unregistered trademark since the owner of a registered can base his case simply upon the fact that his mark has been registered.