Trademark Registration in India
Your business name, logo or tagline registered as your own — filed correctly under the right classes, with the realistic timeline explained rather than the marketing version of it.
A registered trademark gives you the exclusive right to use your mark for the goods or services you've registered it under, and the standing to stop someone else from trading under something confusingly similar. You apply on Form TM-A through the IP India portal, choosing from 45 classes covering every category of goods and service — one class per type of product or service you actually trade in, not one blanket filing for the whole business.
The government fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, proprietors and MSME or DPIIT-recognised startup applicants filing online, and ₹9,000 per class for partnerships, LLPs and companies without that status — per class, so filing in three classes multiplies the fee by three. Filing through an agent additionally needs a Power of Attorney on Form TM-48.
Once accepted, your mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal, opening a 4-month opposition window for anyone to oppose it. If nobody does, registration follows; if someone does, it becomes a contested proceeding with its own timeline. Once registered, protection runs for 10 years from the date of filing, renewable indefinitely — there's no cap on how many times you can renew, only a deadline each time.
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If any of these describe where you are right now, this is the service you are looking for.
You've settled on a business name, logo or tagline and want to stop a competitor from trading under something confusingly similar.
You're about to spend real money on branding, packaging or a storefront and want that investment legally protected before it's public.
A supplier, franchisee or marketplace is asking you to prove trademark ownership before they'll list or work with you.
You've discovered another business using a name close to yours and want to know where you actually stand.
You're expanding into new products or services and need to check whether your existing mark still covers them.
Everything handled, end to end
The full scope of the engagement, so there is nothing to discover halfway through.
Trademark search
We search the IP India register for identical or confusingly similar marks in your classes before you spend anything on filing.
Class selection
We identify every class your actual goods or services fall under, so your registration isn't narrower than your business.
Application filing (TM-A)
Your application is prepared and digitally signed for e-filing, with your logo, business details and goods/services description drafted correctly.
Digital Signature Certificate coordination
We arrange the Class 3 DSC every e-filed application needs — IP India will not accept a submission without one mapped to the applicant's account.
Examination report response
If the examiner raises an objection, we draft and file the reply within the window given, rather than letting it lapse by default.
Opposition monitoring
We track the Trade Marks Journal for your mark's publication and flag the opposition window, so you're never caught unaware if someone files against it.
Registration certificate handover
Once granted, we hand over your certificate and set a reminder well ahead of the ten-year renewal deadline.
What you'll need to hand over
Collected once, at the start. We tell you which of these apply to your case before you gather anything.
Every applicant
- 01Clear image of the logo or wordmark you're registering (JPEG/PNG, minimum size as prescribed by the portal)
- 02Identity proof of the individual, proprietor, partner, director or authorised signatory
- 03Address proof of the same person
- 04A plain description of the goods or services you actually trade in, to identify the correct classes
- 05Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate of the applicant or authorised signatory, for e-filing
- 06Power of Attorney (Form TM-48), signed in favour of whoever files on your behalf
Business applicants
- 01PAN of the business
- 02Certificate of Incorporation, partnership deed, or GST registration — whichever proves the entity exists
- 03Udyam registration or DPIIT recognition certificate, if claiming the reduced individual/MSME/startup fee
Where prior use is claimed
- 01An affidavit of use, stating the date from which the mark has actually been used and the goods or services it was used for
- 02Supporting evidence of that use — invoices, packaging, advertisements or dated screenshots
A trademark search doesn't need any of the above — only the filing itself does. We run the search first precisely so you don't assemble this whole set for a mark that's likely to be refused or opposed.
5 steps, start to finish
Where the work actually goes, and what we need from you at each stage.
Search and class selection
We search the register for conflicts and identify every class your business actually needs, before any fee is paid.
Confirm with us
Application filed
TM-A is filed online, digitally signed, with the government fee — ₹4,500 per class or ₹9,000 per class per class depending on applicant type — paid on submission.
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Examination
An examiner reviews the application and either accepts it for publication or raises an objection, which we respond to within the window given.
Varies with Registry workload
Publication and opposition window
Your mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal, opening a 4-month opposition window. We monitor this and act immediately if an opposition is filed.
4-month opposition window
Registration
If unopposed, the mark proceeds to registration, valid for 10 years from the date of filing and renewable from there.
On acceptance
What to expect, and what it costs
Timelines are indicative and depend on departmental processing and how quickly documents come back to us. Message us on WhatsApp for a written quote.
Enquire on WhatsApp- Search and application preparation
- Confirm with us
- Filing
- Confirm with us
- Examination to publication
- Varies with Registry workload
- Opposition window
- 4-month opposition window
- Registration validity, once granted
- 10 years from the date of filing
Professional fees
On request
Common questions
The questions we are actually asked about Trademark Registration. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Realistically, months rather than weeks — examination alone can take some time depending on Registry workload, and an unopposed mark still has to clear the full 4-month opposition window before registration follows. Anyone promising a firm number in weeks is describing the filing step, not the registration.
India uses 45 classes to categorise every kind of goods and service. You need a separate class — and pay a separate fee — for each distinct category you trade in. A clothing brand that also sells accessories typically needs two classes, not one.
₹4,500 per class if you're an individual, proprietor, or hold a valid Udyam or DPIIT certificate; ₹9,000 per class otherwise — per class, e-filed. A company registering one mark in two classes without that status pays the higher rate twice.
Anyone can file an opposition within the 4-month opposition window after publication — a fixed window that cannot be extended. You then file a counter-statement, and it becomes a contested proceeding before the Registrar, with its own evidence stages on both sides. It adds real time, and sometimes real cost.
10 years from the date of filing, renewable indefinitely — there's no limit on renewals. Miss the renewal deadline and there's a 6-month grace period to restore it before it's removed from the register altogether. After that, you'd have to reapply from scratch, losing your original filing date.
Yes — every e-filed application has to be digitally signed with a Class 3 DSC mapped to the applicant's IP India account; a scanned or physical signature isn't accepted online. We issue Class 3 certificates ourselves, so this doesn't become a separate errand before you can file.
Both, if you can — they protect different things. A wordmark protects the name however it's styled; a logo (device) mark protects the specific visual design. Many businesses register the name first, since that's usually what a competitor copies first, and add the logo later.
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