Protect your brand identity with Trademark Registration through GMH & Associates.
✅ Legal ownership of your brand name, logo, design or slogan
✅ Safeguards against misuse & infringement
✅ Enhances brand recognition & customer trust
✅ Valid for 10 years and renewable indefinitely
✅ Complete filing, objection handling & renewal support
Your brand is the face of your business — protecting it with trademark registration is essential.
A trademark registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 provides:
Trademarks can include: name, logo, slogan, shape, sound, colour, design or combinations.
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Product Mark | For goods/products | Nike (shoes) |
| Service Mark | For services | Airtel |
| Collective Mark | Used by groups/associations | CMA |
| Certification Mark | Shows quality standards | ISI, AGMARK |
| Shape Mark | Protects product shape | Coca-Cola bottle |
| Sound Mark | Distinctive audio | Nokia ringtone |
| Colour Mark | Distinctive colour scheme | Cadbury Purple |
| Symbol | Meaning | Legal Status |
|---|---|---|
| ™ | Unregistered trademark | No legal protection |
| ® | Registered trademark | Exclusive legal rights |
| Step | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Trademark Search | Check availability on IP India portal |
| Step 2 | Class Identification | Choose correct class (Goods 1–34, Services 35–45) |
| Step 3 | File Application (TM-A) | Upload logo/wordmark & applicant details |
| Step 4 | Submission & Payment | Fee: ₹4,500 (MSME/Individual) / ₹9,000 (Companies) |
| Step 5 | Examination | Trademark office reviews application |
| Step 6 | Objection Handling | Submit reply to examiner objections |
| Step 7 | Publication | Journal publication for 4 months |
| Step 8 | Registration | Certificate issued if no opposition |
| Step 9 | Renewal | Every 10 years (Form TM-R) |
✅ GMH & Associates handles end-to-end filing and coordination with government portals — ensuring quick and accurate registration.
❌ Choosing a generic or overly common name
❌ Incorrect goods/services classification
❌ Not responding to objections on time
❌ Delay in renewal → Trademark removal
❌ Using ® before registration approval
💼 Avoid these costly mistakes — GMH & Associates ensures 100% compliance from day one.
⭐ Expert Guidance — Trademark attorneys & specialists
⭐ End-to-end filing: Search → Registration → Renewal
⭐ Strong legal support for objections & oppositions
⭐ Support for international filings (Madrid Protocol)
⭐ Affordable fees with MSME/Startup rebates
We don’t just register your business — we help you build a compliant foundation for growth.
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No, but it ensures legal protection & exclusive rights.
10 years, renewable indefinitely.
Yes, based on “intent to use” — but must start using within 5 years.
It is the application form for new trademark registration.
The trademark may be removed but can be restored within 1 year.
Yes, directly or through an agent.
Not automatically—must file through Madrid Protocol.