1. Customer Need & Business Context
Your brand name, company logo, product identity, and tagline represent irreplaceable corporate goodwill. In India, trademark rights follow the "first to use or first to file" doctrine under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Operating without a registered trademark leaves your business vulnerable to competitors hijacking your brand name, receiving cease-and-desist notices, or facing rejection on digital advertising and marketplace platforms (such as Amazon Brand Registry).
Submitting an application without a prior phonetic, visual, and semantic conflict search often leads to immediate statutory objections under Section 9 (Absolute Grounds) or Section 11 (Relative Grounds with earlier identical marks). CraftEgon coordinates preliminary clearance searches and precise class drafting with certified Trade Marks Agents to maximize registration certainty.
2. Comprehensive Deliverables Package
Filing & Ownership Package
- Comprehensive clearance search report across IP India databases
- Strategic selection from Nice Classes 1 to 45
- Drafting of comprehensive goods and services specification
- Form TM-48 (Power of Attorney) authorization coordination
- Form TM-A electronic filing via registered Agent code
Post-Filing Protections
- Official IP India electronic filing receipt with Application Number
- Immediate legal authorization to append the ™ symbol
- Application tracking through Examination and Journal Publication
- Delivery of official 10-year digital Registration Certificate (®)
3. Mandatory Document Checklist
Brand & Applicant Data
- Brand word mark or high-resolution logo artwork (JPEG/PNG)
- Applicant Name, address, and nationality (Individual or Entity)
- PAN card of applicant entity or individual
- Claim of prior use date (or "Proposed to be used")
Statutory Concession Documents
- Udyam Registration Certificate (for 50% govt fee waiver)
- DPIIT Startup Certificate (if claiming startup concession)
- User Affidavit with documentary proof (if claiming prior use)
- Signed Form TM-48 authorization
4. Step-by-Step Filing Workflow
Phonetic & Class Clearance Search
We run an extensive search across registered and pending applications in your relevant Nice classes to evaluate objection risks.
Specification Drafting & Class Mapping
We draft an accurate goods and services description and prepare Form TM-48 authorization.
Form TM-A Online Submission
Our registered Trade Marks Agent submits the application electronically to the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Challan Handover & ™ Usage
Within minutes of submission, the official application acknowledgement is generated. You are legally entitled to display the ™ symbol next to your brand.
5. Transparent Fee Architecture
*If you hold an official Udyam Certificate, the government statutory fee is reduced by 50% from ₹9,000 to ₹4,500.
Trademark clearance searches, specification drafting, and Form TM-A filings are conducted via registered Trade Marks Agents authorized under the Trade Marks Act 1999. In the event of contentious adversarial third-party opposition proceedings requiring formal courtroom advocacy before the Trade Marks Registry or High Court, matters are referred to independent Bar Council Advocates under the Advocates Act 1961 with zero referral fee.