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This cannot be answered comprehensively without complete information. The government has allowed this exemption in certain conditions only. The slabs are also different. In case you have sold a plot and purchased a flat, the exemption allowed is different from the case where you have sold a flat and purchased a flat/ plot. Also there are conditions like not owning house previously etc. 

As per Indian laws and regulations, a business or an individual cannot license the mere idea. To license, the idea has to be converted into a tangible form or as a software. 

In case of any objection, the Registrar will conduct a hearing, and after hearing both the parties it passes a decision on whether to restore the trademark or not. If somebody else applies for registration of the expired trademark, then the proprietor has to file an objection against the third party who has applied for registration of the expired trademark.

The objection can be removed by evidence. Based on the decision of the court, the mark will be decided if rejected or accepted.

Remember trademark right expires 10 years from the day on which the trademark was registered. You can renew your trademark right by filing a request for renewal six months before the trademark right expires. You need to pay the renewal fee at the same time you request to renew your trademark right.

As per section 33(4) of TM act, is the applicant fails to respond to the communication sent by the registrar for the objections raised within one month, then the registrar may abandon the application for registration of the trademark. Thus under the circumstances, you may have to apply afresh for registration of your trademark.

There are two aspects which you should keep in mind while web crawling, 

1. Copyright presence check - If a website content is protected by copyright law, anyone duplicating content would be infringement.

2. Use of content only for facts duplication - Duplication of facts is allowed but outright copy paste of content would be a punishable act.