Trademark Registration in Delhi — Protect Your Brand Name & Logo
A trademark is often a new company’s most valuable asset before it has any revenue at all — and in India it is protected only if it is registered, since trademark rights are territorial and use-based protection alone is far harder to enforce. Justsetu LLP conducts a thorough trademark search before filing, drafts the application under the correct class, and represents you through examination, publication, and any objection or opposition, right up to registration.
What Is Trademark Registration?
Trademark registration under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 grants the owner exclusive rights to use a brand name, logo, tagline, or other distinctive mark in connection with specified goods or services, and the legal standing to prevent others from using a confusingly similar mark. Once registered, the ® symbol can be used, and the registration is renewable indefinitely in blocks of 10 years.
Government Fees
The official government fee for filing a trademark application online is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, sole proprietors, startups (DPIIT-recognised), and MSMEs (with a valid Udyam certificate), and ₹9,000 per class for companies, LLPs, and other entities. These fees have remained fixed under the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 and apply per class of goods/services in which protection is sought.
Documents Required
- Applicant’s identity and address proof.
- for companies/LLPs, incorporation certificate.
- a clear representation of the logo/word mark (if a logo is involved).
- Udyam certificate (for MSME rate) or DPIIT recognition certificate (for startup rate), where applicable.
- and, if claiming prior use, proof of the date of first use of the mark in business.
Process & Timeline
- Conducting a comprehensive trademark search across the Registrar’s database to assess the mark’s registrability and avoid conflict with existing marks.
- Filing the application (Form TM-A) under the correct class(es) of goods/services.
- Examination by the Trade Marks Registry, which may raise an objection requiring a written response and, in some cases, a hearing.
- Publication of the accepted mark in the Trade Marks Journal for a statutory opposition period, during which third parties can oppose registration.
- If unopposed (or after successfully defending an opposition), issue of the Registration Certificate. Overall timelines vary considerably — often 8 months to 2 years or more — depending on objections, oppositions, and the Registry’s processing load.
Why Justsetu LLP
A large share of trademark applications receive an examination objection, most commonly on grounds of similarity to an existing mark or lack of distinctiveness. Our pre-filing search is designed to catch these risks before you file, not after you’ve paid the government fee and waited months for an examination report.
Frequently Asked Questions
The government fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, startups, and MSMEs, and ₹9,000 per class for companies and other entities, filed online.
It varies widely depending on objections and oppositions, but a straightforward, unopposed application can take roughly 8 months to a year or more from filing to registration; contested applications take longer.
Goods and services are divided into 45 classes under the international (NICE) classification; a trademark application must specify the class(es) relevant to your business, and separate fees apply per class.
Yes, the ™ symbol can be used once an application is filed to indicate a claimed but unregistered mark; the ® symbol may only be used after formal registration is granted.
You will need to file a counter-statement and may need to attend a hearing before the Registrar; we represent applicants through this process with supporting evidence of distinctiveness and prior use.
A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of filing and can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of 10 years each, provided renewal fees are paid on time.
You can register a word mark, a logo (device mark), or a composite mark combining both — each offers slightly different scope of protection, and registering both separately is often advisable.
DPIIT-recognised startups and Udyam-registered MSMEs pay a reduced government fee of ₹4,500 per class instead of ₹9,000, provided the relevant certificate is submitted with the application.
Yes, you can file based on actual prior use, which can also strengthen the application and provide evidence of distinctiveness acquired through use.
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