Trademark Registration in India
Secure your brand identity, establish ownership, and gain exclusive rights to your name, logo, or tagline. Our experienced IPR attorneys deliver seamless online filing and end-to-end protection.
Crucial Brand Assets & Security
Establishing legal rights is not a luxury; it is the core foundation of a successful brand journey.
Exclusive Rights
Obtain full legal ownership and sole authority to use your registered name, brand, or logo nationwide. Prevent competitors from exploiting your work.
Brand Protection
Safeguard your reputation. A registered trademark protects your business name against unauthorized copies or confusingly similar imitations.
Legal Remedy
Empower your legal standing. A registered trademark gives you the right to sue for infringement and seek damages against unauthorized brand usage.
Business Asset
Your trademark is a valuable intellectual property asset. It can be sold, licensed, mortgaged, or franchised, drastically increasing business valuation.
Customer Trust & Recognition
Instantly establish recognition, quality, and origin. Customers recognize registered brands as reliable, professional, and trusted establishments.
Nationwide Protection
Gain statutory protection for your brand identity across all states and union territories in India, blocking local infringements everywhere.
Who Should Register a Trademark?
Any individual or business entity establishing a unique identifier in the marketplace should secure their mark.
Startups & Entrepreneurs
Companies & LLPs
Proprietorship Firms
Manufacturers
Service Providers
E-commerce Sellers
Professionals & Consultants
Retail Businesses
What Can Be Registered?
A trademark covers various identifiers that distinguish your products or services from competitors.
Brand Name
Company Name
Logo
Tagline / Slogan
Product Name
Packaging Design
Label Marks
Sound Marks
Benefits of Registration
Understand the key advantages and legal monopolies gained by securing a registered trademark.
Use of ® Symbol
Publicly proclaim exclusive ownership rights over your brand with the prestigious ® symbol.
Protection Against Infringement
Easily restrict competitors from registering similar names and block active infringements.
Increased Business Valuation
Enhance company goodwill. Secure a commercial asset valued by investors and banks.
Licensing Opportunities
Generate recurring royalties by licensing your trademark to partners or franchising the brand.
Online Brand Registry
Secure access to brand registry programs on Amazon, Flipkart, and online app marketplaces.
Exclusive Ownership
Obtain a legal monopoly over your branding assets for 10 years, renewable indefinitely.
Documents Required for Filing
Keep these documents ready to facilitate swift and accurate trademark application filing.
Identity Proof of Applicant
A clear digital copy of the applicant's PAN card, Aadhaar card, Passport, or Driving License.
Address Proof of Applicant
Utility bills (electricity bill, water bill) or rent agreement showing current address.
Business Registration Certificate
GST registration, Partnership deed, MSME certificate, or Certificate of Incorporation (for LLPs/Companies).
Logo/Brand Representation
Soft copy of the logo design in high resolution (preferably jpeg/png format) or representation of the text mark.
Power of Attorney (Form TM-48)
A signed authorization letter (Form TM-48) prepared by our attorneys, authorizing Niche Intellectual Property Offices to file and prosecute the application on your behalf.
Trademark Registration Process
Our systematic procedural pathway ensures your trademark application meets all compliance milestones.
Trademark Search
Verify brand name availability and identify registration risks before filing.
Filing Application
Attorney files Form TM-A online to instantly acquire the (TM) status.
Examination
IP registry evaluates compliance and issues report (hearing if objected).
Journal Publication
Trademark published in official journal for 4 months public opposition review.
Certificate Issued
Registry issues registration certificate. Brand secures the ® symbol.
Trademark Fees Schedule
The First Schedule (See Rule 11) - Fees
| Entry No. | On what payable | Amount in INR. For Physical filing |
Amount in INR. For E-filing |
Corresponding Form Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application for registration of a trademark / collective Marks / Certification Mark / Series of trademark for specification of goods or services included in one or more than one classes. Where the applicant is an Individual / Startup / Small Enterprise In all other cases (Note: Fee is for each class and for each mark.) |
5,000 10,000 |
4,500 9,000 |
TM-A |
| 2 | On a notice of opposition under section 21(1), 64, 66 or 73 or application for rectification of register under section 47 to 57, 68, 77 or application under rule 99, 103, 135,140 or On application under section 25 of Geographical Indication of Goods (Regulations and Protection) Act, 1999 to invalidate a trademark or counter statement related thereto. (Note: Fee is for each class opposed or counterstatement filed) |
3,000 | 2,700 | TM-O |
| 3 | For renewal of registration of a trademark under section 25 for each class | 10,000 | 9,000 | TM-R |
| 4 | Application for renewal with surcharge of registration of a Trademarks under section 25 (3) for each class | 5,000 Plus renewal fee applicable under entry 3 |
4,500 Plus renewal fee applicable under entry 3 |
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| 5 | Application for renewal with surcharge/ restoration and renewal of a Trademarks under section 25 (3), 25 (4) for each class | 10,000 Plus renewal fee applicable under entry 3 |
9,000 Plus renewal fee applicable under entry 3 |
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| 6 | On application under section 45 to register a subsequent proprietor in case of assignment or transfer for each trademark | 10,000 | 9,000 | TM-P |
| 7 | On application for: Certificate of the Registrar under section 40 (2), or For approval of the Registrar under section 41, or Direction of the Registrar for advertisement of Assignment without goodwill under section 42, or Add or alter a registered trademark under section 59 (1) for each trademark, or Conversion of specification under Section 60 for each trademark. |
3,000 | 2,700 | |
| 8 | On application for: Extension of time for applying for direction under section 42 for advertisement of assignment without goodwill, or Extension of time for registering a company as subsequent proprietor of trademarks under section 46(4), or Consent of Registrar to the assignment or transmission of a certification trademark under section 43, or Change a name and / or description of a registered proprietor or a registered user of a trademark under section 58 for each trademark. |
2,000 | 1,800 | |
| 9 | On application for: Dissolution of association between trademarks under section 16(5), or Change in address or address for service in India of Registered Proprietors under section 58 for each trademark, or Request for cancellation of an entry in the register or part thereof under section 58 for each trademark. |
1,000 | 900 | |
| 10 | Application under section 49 to a registered user of a registered trademark in respect of goods or services Or On application under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 50 to vary the entry of a registered user of one trademark where the trademarks are covered by the same registered user in respect of each of them Or On application under clause (b), (c) or (d) of sub-section (1) of section 50 for cancellation of entry of a registered user of one trademark Or On notice under rule 95 (2) of intention to intervene in one proceeding for the variation or cancellation of entries of a registered user of a trademark (Note: applicable fee is for each mark) |
5,000 | 4,500 | TM-U |
| 11 | Request for search and issue of certificate under rule 22(1) | 10,000 | 9,000 | TM-C |
| 12 | Request for an expedited search and issuance of certificate under rule 22 (3) | Not allowed | 30,000 | |
| 13 | On application for: Extension of time, or Certified copy, or Duplicate Registration Certificate, or inspection of document, or Particulars of advertisement to registrar, or seeking grounds of decision of Registrar, or Enter in the register and advertise a note of certificate of validity under rule 127, Amendment in trademark application, or Particulars of advertisement of a trademark to Registrar under rule 41. |
1,000 | 900 | TM-M |
| 14 | On application for: Deposition of regulation of collective trademark under section 66 or alteration of regulation of certification trademark under section 74 (2), or Seeking Registrar preliminary advice, or For division of an application. |
2,000 | 1,800 | |
| 15 | On application for: Review of Registrar's decision, or Petition (not otherwise charged) for obtaining Registrar's order for any interlocutory matter in a contesting proceeding, or Any other matters not covered in other TM forms. |
3,000 | 2,700 | |
| 16 | On request for an expedited certificate of the Registrar (other than a certificate under section 23(2) of the Act) or certified copies of the documents under proviso to rule 122 (Note: for entry in respect of each registered trademark or for each document) |
5,000 | 4,500 | |
| 17 | On application under rule 34 for expedited process of an application for the registration of a trademark Where the applicant is an Individual / Startup / Small Enterprise In all other cases (Note: fee is for each class and for each mark) |
Not allowed Not allowed |
20,000 40,000 |
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| 18 | Request to include a trademark in the list of well-known trademark (Note: applicable fee is for one mark only.) | Not allowed | 1,00,000 | |
| 19 | On application for registration of a person as a trademark agent under rule 147 & 149. | 5,000 | 4,500 | TM-G |
| 20 | For continuance of the name of a person in the Register of trademark Agents under rule 150 for every Five year to be paid on or before 1st day of succeeding financial year. | 10,000 | 9,000 | |
| 21 | On application for restoration of the name of a person to the Register of trademarks agents under rule 153 within 3 years from the date of removal of registration. | 5,000 Plus continuation fee as mentioned in entry number 20 |
4,500 Plus continuation fee as mentioned in entry number 20 |
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| 22 | On application for an alteration of any entry in the Register of trademarks Agent under rule 154 | 1,000 | 900 | |
| 23 | Handling fee for certification and transmission of International application to International Bureau with MM2(E) | Not allowed | 5,000 | -- |
Trademark Flowchart
