Trademark Registration & IP Protection

Trademark Filings (TM)

Filing brand names, slogans, and logo designs under the Trade Marks Act to secure national brand protection.

Trademark Search & Clearance

Conducting deep phonetic, visual, and class searches on the government registry to identify potential conflicts.

Copyright Registrations

Securing intellectual property rights for software codes, websites, literature, music, and design artwork.

Patent Drafting & Filings

Drafting provisional and complete patent specifications, novelty searches, and patent design registrations u/s Patent rules.

TM Objection & Hearing Defense

Responding to examiner examination reports (Objections u/s 9 & 11) and representing brands in show-cause hearings.

IP Litigation & Infringements

Issuing legal cease-and-desist notices, filing passing-off suits, and brand infringement litigation in courts.

Phonetic Clearances Comprehensive phonetic searches to ensure high approval rates.

Certified IP Attorneys Managed by senior patent agents and corporate IP counsels.

Immediate TM Usage Eligible to use the ™ symbol immediately after filing application.

Objection Defense Strong written arguments to answer registry objections u/s 9 & 11.

Worldwide Safeguards International trademark filings support under the Madrid Protocol.

Advocate Devendra K.

Managing Corporate Counsel

—— INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION & LITIGATION ——

Defense Against Brand Copying, Registry Objections, & Passing-Off Actions

Registry objections u/s 9 (absolute grounds) or Section 11 (relative grounds) are common reasons for trademark rejections. Ignoring an objection notice can lead to application abandonment. Our IP litigation division drafts strong response briefs, provides representation during registry hearings, and initiates passing-off lawsuits to protect your brand equity from counterfeiters.

Objection Reply Drafting

Analyzing registry objections and drafting strong response briefs using user-affidavits and brand evidence.

Cease & Desist Actions

Issuing formal cease-and-desist notices to infringers and filing injunction suits before Commercial Courts.

—— ESTIMATOR ENGINE ——

Trademark & IP Cost Estimator

Evaluate statutory government fees and professional advisory filing costs in real-time based on applicant type and Nice classes.

Applicant Classification

Number of Nice Classes (1 to 45)

Include Intellectual Property Modules

Form TM-A Filing & Submission (Core base) Deep Phonetic Search & Registry Check (+₹1,500) Objection Reply Reply Drafting u/s 9/11 (+₹3,000)

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Disclaimer: Government e-filing fees u/s Trade Marks Rules are ₹4,500 for individuals/startups and ₹9,000 for other corporate entities. Fees are calculated per class selected. Multi-class applications attract compounding class fees.

—— WORKFLOW SYSTEM ——

Our Registration Architecture

A methodical, four-phase delivery cycle ensuring thorough search checks and quick TM-A submissions.

01

Phonetic Search & Classing

Searching names on the TM registry database and determining classes under Nice Classification guidelines.

02

Document compilation

Gathering incorporation certificates, MSME Udyam certificates (for fee discounts), logo JPGs, and signing TM-48 authorizations.

03

Form TM-A Submission

Drafting and submitting the e-form on the official IP India portal, paying government challans.

04

TM Receipt & Symbol

Securing the official filing receipt containing the application number, allowing instant use of the ™ symbol.

—— STATUTORY LAW MATRIX ——

IP Statutory Mandates

Trademark registration criteria and legal enforcement structures under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

Section 9 (TM Act)

Absolute Refusals

Defines absolute grounds for refusal, such as descriptive names, generic terms, or non-distinctive logos lacking geographical differences.

Section 11 (TM Act)

Relative Refusals

Defines relative grounds for refusal, such as names identical or phonetically similar to existing trademarks on the registry.

Section 29 (TM Act)

Infringement Rights

Regulates trademark infringement actions and outlines what constitutes unauthorised brand use by competitor entities.

Copyright Act, 1957

Artistic Protections

Governs statutory protection for original literature, artistic, musical, and dramatic works, and source code assets in India.

—— EXPERT STATUTORY INTEL ——

Trademark FAQ

Answers to symbol rules, Nice classification classes, validity, and startup discounts.

No. Immediately after filing, you can only use the **™** (Trademark) symbol, which indicates an application is pending. The **®** (Registered) symbol can only be used once the trademark is officially registered and the registry issues the Registration Certificate.

Nice Classification is an international classification of goods and services established under the Nice Agreement. It divides all products and services into **45 distinct classes** (Classes 1-34 for goods, Classes 35-45 for services).

A trademark registration is valid for **10 years** from the date of filing. It can be renewed indefinitely every 10 years by paying the prescribed renewal fees before expiration.

Startups and Micro/Small Enterprises (holding MSME Udyam certificates) are entitled to a **50% statutory fee concession** u/s trademark rules. The government filing fee is reduced from ₹9,000 (corporate rate) to ₹4,500.

—— PRIVILEGED INTAKE ——

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