Trademarks are key assets for every business. It can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies the goods or services and differentiates them from others. Primarily, trademark provides legal protection to the brand, identifies the source of goods or services and helps against counterfeiting and fraud.

Our in-house trademark experts provide various trademark services in searching, registration, prosecution, renewals, infringement analysis, opposition and litigation. Unlike the patent system, India follows a “first-to-use” principle in Trademark.

• Name, address, and nationality and type of applicant. (fee structure varies with the type of the applicant).
• A list of goods and/or services for which the mark is to be used.
• The image of the mark in PDF/JPG format.
• If the mark contains or consists of non-English words, a translation of those words into English is required.
• Details of an earlier filed application in foreign country if priority is to be claimed.
• Affidavit mentioning the date of first use of the trademark in India, if an earlier usage is claimed.
• Power of attorney duly signed by the applicant.