TRADEMARK & IP · INDIA
Trademark registration seeks protection for a mark in relation to specified goods or services. An application is not a registration: classification, examination, publication and any opposition can affect the outcome. LIQUETAX can help organise a search and filing scope around your actual brand, applicant and intended use.
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Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
Trademark Registration
₹5,000Professional feeApplicable GST, government and third-party charges are extra.
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Custom quoteCore scope + agreed additional workOnly the additional work listed in your written quote is included.
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BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Businesses launching a brand or already using a name or logo in India. Start by identifying who owns the mark and the goods or services it represents. An existing company name, domain or social handle is not a substitute for trademark assessment.
Know the deliverables, documents and costs before work starts.
Identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.
Bring preparation, queries and follow-up into one agreed workflow.
Know what you need to provide and what happens at handover.
GET READY, ONE STEP AT A TIME
We’ll share an applicant-specific checklist after a short discussion. The exact records depend on your circumstances.
Before your first conversation
Organise your business facts and get a checklist to discuss with our team.
First, describe your business and the result you need. Next, organise the relevant facts without sharing private documents here. Finally, review your checklist with the team and agree the written scope before work starts.
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FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO HANDOVER
We prepare, coordinate and track the agreed work. You stay involved in the decisions that matter.
Record the applicant, proposed mark and class/search scope.
Identify the agreed search findings and missing evidence.
Prepare the agreed application particulars and itemised filing costs.
Provide filing evidence and coordinate only the follow-up in the engagement.
Preparation depends on the agreed search and completed documents. Registry examination, publication and possible opposition determine the later stages. No fixed registration date is promised; agree how status and response deadlines will be tracked.
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND
The written engagement confirms your deliverables and costs before work starts.
ANSWERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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Talk to our teamNo. Examination, publication and any opposition are distinct stages. An application acknowledgement does not mean the mark has been registered.
References: IP India: Trade Marks Rules, 2017 · IP India: trademark basics
No. Trademark coverage is linked to specified goods or services and their classification. Map the actual offering before choosing the application scope.
References: IP India: Trade Marks Rules, 2017
No. A prior-use claim must be truthful and supported by the evidence and affidavit required for the application.
References: IP India: Trade Marks Rules, 2017
Not unless the written engagement says so. Confirm what monitoring, response preparation, hearing or dispute work is covered and what would need a fresh quote.
Do not treat either as a trademark registration. Brand ownership, goods/services and potentially conflicting marks need a separate assessment.
References: IP India: trademark basics
The cited IP India guidance describes a ten-year registration term from the application date, with renewal available for further ten-year periods. Record and check the actual renewal deadline for the registration.
References: IP India: trademark basics
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
Trademark registration seeks protection for a mark in relation to specified goods or services. An application is not a registration: classification, examination, publication and any opposition can affect the outcome. LIQUETAX can help organise a search and filing scope around your actual brand, applicant and intended use.
Businesses launching a brand or already using a name or logo in India. Start by identifying who owns the mark and the goods or services it represents. An existing company name, domain or social handle is not a substitute for trademark assessment.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant | Identify the person or entity that should own the application. | Resolve founder-versus-company ownership before preparing the filing. |
| Mark format | A word mark and a logo/device application describe different subject matter. | Choose the filing strategy around what you actually want assessed and protected. |
| Goods and services | Classification follows the relevant Nice classes and the specified goods/services. | Avoid choosing a class solely from the business's name. |
| Search | A search helps identify potentially conflicting marks; it cannot guarantee acceptance. | Record the search scope, concerns and decision before spending on filing. |
| Use claim | A prior-use claim needs a truthful basis and the supporting evidence required by the rules. | Do not invent a use date to strengthen an application. |
₹5,000. Professional fee. Applicable GST, government charges and agreed third-party costs are extra.
One specified service engagement. Confirm the applicant, deliverables and exclusions in writing before work starts.
Official application charges depend on the applicant category, filing mode and class/mark scope. LIQUETAX's professional fee and applicable GST are separate. Confirm current official charges and any concession evidence before payment; replies, hearings or opposition work need their own scope.
Preparation depends on the agreed search and completed documents. Registry examination, publication and possible opposition determine the later stages. No fixed registration date is promised; agree how status and response deadlines will be tracked.
A trademark quotation should identify the applicant, the mark and the goods or services being considered. Confirm whether the quotation covers a preliminary search, classification discussion, application preparation and filing, and how later examination or opposition work will be handled.
| Quote component | Question to resolve |
|---|---|
| Mark and classes | Which proposed mark and class or classes does the quoted work cover? |
| Applicant category | What supporting evidence is required for the proposed applicant and fee category? |
| Government fees | Which entry in the current official schedule applies? |
| Professional support | What search, review, drafting and filing work is included? |
| Later stages | Are examination replies, hearings, opposition work and renewals separate? |
| Handover | Which application record, receipt, status reference and next-action details will you receive? |
Check the IP India official fee schedule. A filing acknowledgement does not mean the mark has been registered. Keep the application details and agreed follow-up responsibilities with the same business record.
You can discuss trademark availability before defining a filing scope. If you already have an examination issue, start with trademark objection-reply support.
Use the professional fee shown above, then confirm the other amounts before agreeing the total. A blank item is unconfirmed, not zero.
| Cost line | Amount or basis to confirm |
|---|---|
| Professional service | Use the published fee and named deliverables |
| Applicable GST | Confirm tax treatment on the written quotation |
| Government charges | Current applicant category, marks and classes; check the official fee schedule |
| Third-party costs | Identify DSC, certification or other agreed external work |
| Additional services | List each separately; do not assume inclusion |
Check IP India’s official forms and fees →
Written total = professional work + applicable tax + confirmed government charges + agreed external costs. Ask for the scope and payment stages alongside the total.
LIQUETAX: Record the applicant, proposed mark and class/search scope.
You: Confirm ownership, actual goods/services and a truthful use history.
LIQUETAX: Identify the agreed search findings and missing evidence.
You: Decide whether to proceed, revise the mark or seek further advice.
LIQUETAX: Prepare the agreed application particulars and itemised filing costs.
You: Approve the mark, classes, use claim and authorisation before filing.
LIQUETAX: Provide filing evidence and coordinate only the follow-up in the engagement.
You: Monitor communications and arrange timely instructions for any examination or opposition matter.
Source-checked educational guide. AI-assisted source research checked on . No named professional endorsement is claimed. Confirm current requirements for your facts before filing. Next review target: 2026-12-15.
Classification, application/use evidence, examination and opposition procedures. Read with applicable later amendments.
Goods/services-specific protection, registration stages and renewable ten-year term.
Statutory registration framework and limits of protection.
Last updated: . This records the educational content date; it does not establish an individual professional review.
Disclaimer: this guide provides educational information and does not replace individual professional advice. Confirm your facts, current official requirements and written engagement before acting.
BEFORE YOU AUTHORISE THE WORK
Ask whether the quote covers a preliminary search, class and applicant review, filing, examination replies, hearings or opposition work. These are distinct stages. Keep evidence of the mark and its claimed use, and approve the application particulars before submission. Filing is not registration, and a search cannot promise that no objection or opposition will arise.
Reference: IP India: Trade Marks Rules 2017, Rule 33 ↗
These questions help you agree the scope. They do not change the displayed price, promise an authority decision or establish that your case has been professionally reviewed.
LET’S TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Let’s discuss your trademark registration and prepare a scope that fits.
