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Last updated: 2 October 2026
A registered trademark gives you the exclusive right to use your brand name, logo or tagline for your goods and services across India. Expertvuw’s team runs the search, picks the right classes and prepares the TM-A application, filed through registered trademark agents.
Trademarks in India are registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 by the Registrar of Trade Marks (IP India). A mark can be a word, logo, slogan, shape, colour combination or sound that distinguishes your goods or services. Applications are filed in Form TM-A for one or more of the 45 classes of goods and services.
The official e-filing fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, startups and small enterprises, and ₹9,000 per class for others. After filing, the application is examined; if the examiner raises objections, a reply must be filed within one month. Accepted marks are advertised in the Trade Marks Journal, and anyone can oppose within four months. If there is no opposition, or it fails, the mark is registered.
Registration lasts ten years from the application date and can be renewed indefinitely. You can use the ™ symbol once you apply, and ® only after registration.
Basis: Trade Marks Act, 1999; Trade Marks Rules, 2017 (First Schedule – fees); IP India official fee schedule. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
₹4,500 per class (individual, startup, small enterprise) or ₹9,000 per class (others), e-filing.
Goods and services are grouped into 45 classes; file in each class you use.
A reply to the examination report is due within one month.
Four months from advertisement in the Trade Marks Journal.
Ten years from the application date, renewable indefinitely.
™ can be used after applying; ® only after registration.
Most objections can be avoided with a proper search and description.
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Trademark registration connects with these services.
Replying to examination reports.
Filing or defending oppositions.
Designing a distinctive logo.
Watching for conflicting marks.
Check for conflicting marks.
Select classes and draft descriptions.
File TM-A and receive the application number.
Registrar examines the application.
Accepted mark is advertised for opposition.
Certificate issued if unopposed.
Keep the application and registration healthy.
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The official e-filing fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, startups and small enterprises, and ₹9,000 per class for others, plus professional fees.
Ten years from the application date, renewable every ten years.
No. You can use ™ after applying; ® only after the mark is registered.
The application is examined, advertised in the Trade Marks Journal and registered if there is no successful opposition.
You can file a multi-class application, but the fee is charged per class.
ACS – Director, Expertvuw Management Pvt Ltd
Trademark, copyright and design filings are prepared by Expertvuw’s team and filed through registered trademark agents or advocates where the law requires. Patent drafting and prosecution are handled by independent registered patent agents, and representation before the Registrar, the Controller or courts is made by agents or advocates.