Trademark

Registration
Procedure
By
Mr. Vijay Kumar M.
I-WIN IP Services
Vijay@i-winip.com
www.i-winip.com
Trademark Registration Process Flow
Chart
SEARCH

TRADE MARK APPLICATION

ISSUANCE OF OFFICIAL RECEIPT

OFFICIAL
ACTION/HEARING

RESPONSE

RESPONSE
ACCEPTED?

ACCEPTANCE

PUBLICATION
(Opposition 3 months)

REGISTRATION
10 years from the
date of filing of
the application RENEWAL
 Two Stages
 Stage One
– Classification and Pre-Filing Search
 Trademark 42 Classes (including 7 Classes
for Service Marks)
 TM 54 (Search application) three copies
 TM 55 (Registrar’s Preliminary Advice)
 Public Search at Trademark Office
 Stage Two
– Involves the registration Process itself
Classes List

Classes List
 Trademark Registration
Process – Contd..
 Trademark Application

– Issuance of Official Receipt ( TM No will be issued)

 Examination Report
– Within three months from application
– Response within one months from the date of the
Examination report
 Response by filing an Affidavit
 Response by hearing
 Response by Interview ( In case the agent has 100+
pending cases)
 Trademark application amendment
– TM 16
 Trademark Registration
Process – Contd..
 Acceptance before advertisement
 Publication
– Wait for Opposition for Three months
– Opposition Proceedings
 Registration
– Initially for 10 years from the date of the
application
 Renewal
Trademark Search Report
 Jurisdiction
Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai(Head Office)
101, Maharshi Karve Road,
Pratishta Bhavan, Mumbai-400 020
Tel. 22030924/22081315, Fax: 22013694

 Jurisdiction:  State of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa

Trade Marks Registry, Delhi
Intellectual Property Bhavan, Plot NO.32, Section 14, Dwarka, Delhi
Tel. 011-28082915/ 16/17 Fax:

 Jurisdiction: State of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,
Union Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh
  Trade Marks Registry, Kolkata,
CP-2, Sector V, 5th floor, I.P.Bhavan, Salt Lake,
Kolkata-700091 (Telfax. 033-23677311

 Jurisdiction: State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Manipur,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim , Tripura and Union Territory of Nagaland, Andamar & Nicobar
Island.
 
Trade Marks Registry, Ahmedabad,
15/27 National Chambers, 1st floor,
Ashram road,
Ahmedabad-380 009.
Tel: 079-26580567
 Jurisdiction: The state of Gujarat and Rajasthan and Union Territory of Damman, Diu, Dadra
and Nagar Haveli
 
Trade Marks Registry, Chennai
IPR building, GST Road,
Chennai-31 Tel : 044-23222441

 Jurisdiction: The state of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory
of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep Island.
 Documents & Information
Required for Filing a
Trademark Application
 Logo Soft copy in JPEG Format
 TM 48 (Form of Authorization)
 Date of first use of the mark.
 Name and address of the proprietor
of the mark.
 Required fee
 Expedited Process for the
Registration
 TM 71 Expedited Search
– Five times of the normal fee
 TM 63 Expedited Examination
– Five times of the normal fee
– Upon approval of the Registrar
 TM7 Request for Expedited
Certificate