The path, without the brochure language
- Write down the exact word or logo, and the goods or services, in plain sentences.
- Run a knock-out search on the public register for identical and uncomfortably similar marks in the relevant classes.
- Pick the applicant. A company should usually own the mark, not the founder personally, if the company will use it.
- File Form TM-A with a proper description and, for a device mark, a clean image.
- Answer the examination report if one arrives. Silence here is how applications die.
- Wait out journal publication and the four-month opposition window.
Use of the ™ symbol after filing is a claim, not proof of registration. The ® symbol is for a mark that has actually been registered.
Brand, website and the mark should match
This is where the technology side of Vissgro earns its place. The name on the trademark application, the name on the GST registration, the domain and the words on the website should not be four different inventions. We flag the clash before the designer prints five hundred bags.
Questions people ask before they pay
Can I have a registered trademark in a week?
No. After filing, the mark is examined. If it is accepted, it is published in the Trade Marks Journal and stays open to opposition for four months. Registration comes only after that window, and only if an opposition does not succeed. A one-week promise is skipping the Act.
What does it cost the government?
The fee is charged per class. Individuals, startups and registered small enterprises pay a lower fee than other applicants. We read the current figure on the IP India portal before you pay, because it is not our fee to invent.
One class or many?
File for the classes you actually trade in. Extra classes cost extra and can be opposed. A clothing brand that also wants the name on a mobile app is two conversations, not one automatic form.
What if someone is already close?
We show you the close marks before the fee is spent. If the risk is high, we say so. A clearance search is not a guarantee that an examiner or a competitor will agree.
Checked 10 November 2026. Thresholds, fees and form numbers change. Vissgro confirms the live rule on the official portal before anything is filed. A certificate is issued by that authority, or by Dun & Bradstreet in the case of a D-U-N-S Number — not by Vissgro.