What is Trademark Registration?

A trademark can be a unique symbol, logo, phrase, signature, letters, drawings, colour, colour combinations or anything having a distinctive form to mark out your brand from others in the marketplace. It signifies your business or products and protects your brand from being used without your consent.

TRADEMARK CLASSES

The trademark application must specify the category under which goods and services your brand covers. Trademark classes are part of nice classification. Each of the classes consists of a similar type of products or services. A total of 45 trademark classes are there.

Classes 1-34-goods/ products
Classes 35-45 for services

Trademark Registration - A man in a blue suit and red tie holds out a glowing, transparent circle containing a bright blue, three-dimensional registered trademark symbol (R), with the focus on the symbol.

Trademark Registration - A top-down image featuring a dark wooden gavel head inscribed with the text "® REGISTERED TRADEMARK" in white, centered on a wooden desk. The gavel is surrounded by various office supplies including a keyboard, clipboard, pen, glasses, and notebooks.

IMPORTANCE OF TRADEMARK CLASSES

		The right class should be selected for protecting your brand in an efficient way.
Trademark rights apply just to the classes you register.
Submission of a trademark application in the wrong class causes rejection.
		
	

HOW TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK?

STEP BY STEP PROCESS

SEARCH APPLICATION EXAMINATION

Here is how we can help you protect your brand:

Conduct a thorough search to ensure your trademark is not already in use or conflicting with existing trademarks. This step is not mandatory, but highly recommended.
Our expertise minimises the risk of rejection, preventing potential conflicts.
Time frame: 1-2 working days

After the search, follows the filing and submission of the application to the relevant trademark department. The filing number will be allotted at this stage.Your brand will be protected from this step.

The department reviews your application. If there are issues, they will object. Here is how we can help you:
We will monitor your application closely and respond professionally to the examiner's decision. So your application stays on track and meets the legal requirements.

Time frame: 2-3 weeks

PUBLICATION REGISTRATION VALIDITY

If the application is accepted, the trademark is published in the Official Gazette. At this period, your application is open to third-party opposition. So we can help you by.
Keeping track of any opposition and responding by filing a response to the opposition.
If no opposition is received during the opposition period or the opposition result comes in your favour, the application will move to the next and final step.
Time frame: 1-2 months(depends on country)

You will receive the official trademark registration certificate granting you exclusive rights. This registration is valid for 10 years from the date of filing.

Each trademark requires periodic renewal to keep the rights active.

Here is how we can help you:

We will handle the trademark renewal application on your behalf.
Renewal requests are submitted to the Ministry of Economy and the next steps will be handled professionally.

If no issues arise, a renewal certificate will be issued