Trademark Registration

A Trademark is a distinctive visual symbol, wordmark, logo, slogan, or combination thereof that distinguishes your goods or services from competitors under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Registering a trademark grants you 10-year nationwide legal monopoly, protects against counterfeiting, permits use of the prestigious ® symbol, and creates an intangible corporate asset that increases enterprise valuation.

Under the Nice Classification system, trademarks are divided into 45 classes (Classes 1 to 34 for Goods, and Classes 35 to 45 for Services). For example, Class 35 covers retail, e-commerce, and business management; Class 42 covers software and tech services; Class 25 covers clothing; and Class 9 covers software apps. TaxQue maps your exact business operations to the appropriate class.

You can legally use the ™ symbol immediately on your logo or brand name as soon as Form TM-A is submitted and an official Trademark Application Number is generated. The ® symbol can ONLY be used after the Registrar of Trade Marks issues the official Trademark Registration Certificate (Form RG-2). Using the ® symbol before registration is an offense under Section 107.

Filing Form TM-A takes only 24 hours (allowing immediate use of ™). The complete registration cycle—covering Examination, Publication in the Trade Marks Journal, a 4-month opposition window, and Certificate issuance—takes approximately 6 to 12 months for clear marks.

Your application is handled by a Registered Trademark Attorney and IP Legal Strategist. We conduct an exhaustive prior-art clearance search across all 45 classes, draft precise specification of goods/services, and manage all registry notices.