Trademark Registration Cost

While getting your trademark registered seems like a good option, to protect the goodwill of your business in the long-run, a lot of people are wary about the amount of money they would have to spend on the registration process. While the total amount might seem a little high, the breakup of the trademark registration cost will rationalize the expenditure.

Before delving into the trademark registration cost, here’s a bird’s eye of the process of registration itself:

Trademark Search: Though it is popularly believed that the first step to registering a trademark is the trademark filing, the first step, in reality, is the TM search. TM search reveals the presence of similar or identical trademarks and helps a person in choosing a unique trademark.

Trademark Filing: This can be manual filing or online. It must be filed with the jurisdictional trademark registry.

Trademark Examination & Response: A trademark examiner conducts the trademark examination of the application for registration. In case the trademark is objected, then the applicant has to file a response within the stipulated time. After successful contestation, the application will be published in the trademark journal and trademark status can be viewed online.

Opposition: Once the trademark has been published in the trademark journal the public has a right to file an opposition (if they will be aggrieved by the registration) within 4 months. The opposition proceeding may extend the registration timeline up to 4 years.

Registration & Renewal: Once the trademark is registered in India, it has to be renewed every 10 years upon the payment of the prescribed fee. Unless it is renewed it will be removed from the Register of Trademarks.

While this is the trademark registration process, the table below provides an estimate of the cost [offical fees] involved in each step of the trademark registration, and the fees hiked 150% with effect from 6th March 2017, and you can check more details here.

Trademark Registration Fees

Sl. No. On what payable Statutory Fee [E-Filing][INR ₹] Statutory Fee [INR ₹] [E-Filing] For Startup/Individual/SME 1. Trademark Application 9000 4500 2. Expediting registration [Optional] 40000 20000 3. Amendment to the application [for example change of address] 900 900 4. Notice of opposition 2700 2700 5. Response to a notice of opposition 2700 2700 6. Request for extension time 900 900 7. Trademark Renewal 9000 9000 8. Renewal within six months after the expiration of the last registration of the trademark 4500 4500 9. Restoring a trademark that has been removed from the register 9000 9000

The above-listed trademark registration costs give a fair idea of the entire amount it will take for getting your trademark registered. Apart from this, it is always better to engage in professional trademark services to ensure a hassle-free registration process.

While the actual trademark registration cost in India may vary slightly, depending on how many trademark classes you are filing your trademark under and whether it is a collective mark or not, on a cost-benefit analysis registering your trademark has the advantage of protecting the goodwill of your business. A business takes a lot of effort and money to establish. Endowing your business with a registered trademark will go a long way in protecting it.

Summary Article Name Trademark Registration Cost in In India Description While the total amount might seem a little high, the breakup of the trademark registration cost will rationalize the expenditure.

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