What is a Trademark
A trademark is a word, logo, colour, shape or sound that identifies your goods or services and separates you from competitors. Once registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, it gives you the exclusive right to use the mark for your registered classes across India, the right to sue for infringement, and the right to use the ® symbol. Registration lasts 10 years and is renewable indefinitely.
Why Register
A registered trademark blocks anyone else from using the same or a deceptively similar mark for the same class of goods or services anywhere in India.
Registration gives you a statutory right to sue for infringement in a district court, with the power to claim damages, seek injunctions and destroy counterfeit stock.
Only registered trademarks can display the ® mark. This alone deters most copycats before they invest in a similar brand.
Registered trademarks can be licensed, franchised, valued and sold. They routinely become the most valuable asset a growing consumer brand owns.
An Indian registration is the base for Madrid Protocol filings that extend protection to 130+ countries through a single application.
Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho use trademark registrations to enforce brand-registry takedowns. Without a TM, look-alike sellers cannot be removed quickly.
What Can Be Trademarked
Almost any distinctive sign that identifies your goods or services can be registered, subject to a small list of exclusions.
Documents Required
We collect these once and handle every portal interaction on your behalf.
The Process
Your dedicated specialist handles every filing. You track progress from your dashboard.
Our attorney runs a public and expanded search across the exact and phonetic databases to spot conflicts before you spend on filing.
We map your goods and services to the right NICE classes. Wrong class is the top reason marks get objected or offer weak protection.
The application is filed on the IP India portal with a full statement of use, brand story and logo files. TM number is allotted the same day.
Registrar verifies formalities within 4 to 6 weeks. Any queries are answered by our team without additional cost.
The Registrar issues an examination report within 3 to 6 months. We draft the reply and, where needed, appear for the hearing.
Once accepted, the mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal for public opposition. If unopposed for 4 months, the Registration Certificate is issued.
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