This journal is on sale to the public. Anyone may object to the registration within three months. The objection is heard by the Registrar. A further appeal can be taken to the Courts. The initial registration lasts for 10 years and it can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of 10 years.
Registration grants the exclusive use of the mark to the registered owner.
He is entitled to protection of the mark under the law. However, registration of a trade mark is not compulsory. You can use an unregistered trade mark. However, the legal procedures for protecting a registered mark are much more effective than those for protecting an unregistered mark. However, the protection afforded by registering the word as a a trade mark is far superior to any of the other registrations and generally takes precedence over them.