IP protection and filing support
Protect the identity, designs
and ideas you build.
Business-friendly intellectual property support for trademarks, copyright, industrial design registration and patent filing coordination in India.
Intellectual Property & Registration · Strategy · Design · Delivery
Intellectual Property & Registration, explained
Clear thinking.
Useful execution.
Creative and commercial assets gain value when ownership is documented and the right protection route is chosen early. We help organise searches, classifications, documentation and filing workflows, coordinating with qualified IP professionals where legal representation or patent drafting is required.
Four different assets. Four distinct protection routes.
What this service changes
Better foundations.
Stronger business outcomes.
01
Choose the right protection
Separate trademarks, copyright, registered designs and patents accurately.
02
Prepare stronger applications
Organise ownership, representations and supporting documents before filing.
03
Keep the process visible
Coordinate milestones, formalities and specialist responses clearly.
What you receive
A practical scope,
built around your needs.
Every engagement is shaped around the stage of your business, internal capabilities and the decisions the work needs to support.
01Trademark search & filing support
02Trademark class coordination
03Copyright registration support
04Industrial design registration
05Patent filing coordination
06Application tracking & response coordination
How we work
From filing to registration.
Every decision mapped.
Standard route
Standard examination
Applications are examined in filing order. Examination timing varies and may take around a year in practice.
Expedited route · Rule 34
Priority examination
After an official application number is received, expedited processing may be requested in Form TM-M with the prescribed fee. Examination is ordinarily completed within three months of the request.
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01 · Application
Filing
Trademark application is filed with the appropriate class, applicant details and supporting documents.
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02 · Registry review
Examination
The Trade Marks Registry examines the application. The examination may result in acceptance or an objection.
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Accepted
Proceed to publication
If accepted, the application moves forward for publication in the Trade Marks Journal.
Objected
Reply and hearing
A response is filed to the examination report. A show-cause hearing may be scheduled; the application may then be accepted or refused.
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04 · Public notice
Trade Marks Journal
Once accepted—directly or after response/hearing—the mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal.
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05 · Four-month window
Opposition period
Third parties may oppose the application within four months from journal publication.
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No opposition / opposition dismissed
Registered
The mark proceeds to registration and a registration certificate is issued, subject to completion of Registry requirements.
Opposition filed
Opposition proceedings
The matter proceeds through pleadings, evidence and hearings. The mark may be accepted for registration or refused.
Indicative process only. Timelines and outcomes depend on Registry workload, objections, hearings, oppositions and the facts of each application. This information is not legal advice.
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