Trademark Filing

Lock down your brand before you scale

A brand name or logo is often the single most valuable thing a young business owns — and the cheapest to lose if someone else registers it first. Adv. Bhawna Yadav and her team protect yours at a flat ₹8,000: we run a public search, advise on the right class, prepare and file your application, and hand you the TM application number the moment it is filed, so you can use the ™ symbol the very same day.

The fee is fixed and agreed in writing. There is no hourly billing, nothing added later, and no upselling.

Why register a trademark

A registered trademark gives you the exclusive right to use your mark for the goods or services it covers, and the standing to stop others from using a confusingly similar one. Without registration, you are relying on the slow and expensive remedy of passing-off; with it, you have a clean statutory right under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

Three moments when registering matters most:

Before you spend on marketing

Every rupee you put into a name or logo builds value in a mark you may not own. Filing first means that spend compounds into an asset you control.

Before you raise money or sell

Investors and acquirers check that your brand is registered to the company. An unregistered mark is a diligence flag that can delay or discount a deal.

The moment you find an imitator

If someone is already trading on a similar name, the date of your application matters. Filing promptly preserves your priority.

What you get

We treat the filing as a complete piece of work, not a form-fill:

• A public search so you know, before you spend, whether your mark is clear or likely to collide with an existing one.
• Class advice. Trademarks are registered against classes of goods and services — 45 of them. Filing in the wrong class is a common and costly mistake; we identify the right one (or the right combination) for what you actually sell.
• Your application prepared and filed, with the power of attorney drafted for you.
• Your TM number, shared the same day, so your ™ usage is backed by a live application.
• A plain-English note of what happens next — examination, journal publication, the opposition window, and registration — so you are never wondering where your mark stands.

Word mark, logo mark, or both

This is the decision most applicants get wrong. A word mark protects the name itself, in any font or colour — the broadest protection for a brand name. A logo (device) mark protects the specific stylised design. A new brand with a distinctive name usually starts with the word mark; a brand whose identity lives in its symbol protects the logo too. We make this call with you in the consultation, against your real plans, rather than defaulting to one.

Objections and oppositions

Sometimes the registry raises an examination report, or a third party files an opposition. These are normal stages, not disasters — but they need a considered reply grounded in the Act and prior decisions. They are scoped separately from the ₹8,000 filing fee, because the work depends entirely on the grounds raised, and we will always tell you the position and the cost before doing anything.

Trademark filing for foreign brands

Foreign companies and NRIs can protect a mark in India too — either through the Madrid Protocol or by filing directly with an Indian address for service, which our office provides. The brand-protection logic is the same: if you sell, or plan to sell, into India, registering early is far cheaper than fighting a squatter later.

Why clients choose us for trademark filing

You deal with a named advocate and her team throughout — not a queue. The search is real, the class advice is considered rather than automated, the fee is flat and known upfront, and your filing is handled in one to two working days. And there is no upselling: we file what protects your brand, and nothing you do not need.

From ™ to ®: what happens after you file

Filing is the start of a journey, and knowing the road ahead saves a lot of anxiety. Once your application is in, it is examined; if the registry is satisfied, your mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal. There is then a window during which others may oppose it. If no opposition succeeds, the mark proceeds to registration, and you can use the ® symbol. The whole path typically takes several months to a couple of years depending on whether objections or oppositions arise — but throughout, your priority date is fixed from the day you filed, which is what protects you against later applicants. We share a plain-English note of each stage so you always know where your mark stands.

How long a trademark lasts

A registered trademark is valid for ten years and can be renewed indefinitely in ten-year blocks, so a brand you protect now can stay protected for as long as you use it. We can track the renewal date for you so a lapse never quietly exposes your brand.

The legal basis

Trademark registration in India is governed by the Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 18 (application) and Section 25 (renewal, every ten years) — read with the Trade Marks Rules, 2017.