Trademark & IP

Trademark opposition proceedings — filing a notice of opposition in TM-O within four months of publication, or defending your application with a counter-statement.

Representation at a show-cause or opposition hearing before the Registrar of Trade Marks, with written submissions and the evidence organised.

Rectification of the register in Form TM-O — cancelling or varying a registered trademark on grounds of non-use, wrongful entry or an error in the record.

Cease and desist notices for trademark infringement and passing off — drafted, sent, and followed through to undertaking, settlement or suit.

Issue of the trademark registration certificate, and applications for a duplicate or for correction of an error on the record.

Reply to a design examination report — novelty and prior-publication objections answered, with amended representations where the registry requires them.

Replies to copyright objections — discrepancy letters from the registry and objections filed by third parties during the thirty-day window.

Ongoing trademark watch — monitoring the Trade Marks Journal for conflicting applications and alerting you inside the four-month opposition window.

Logo design paired with a trademark search and filing, so the mark you invest in is one that can actually be protected.

Trademark registration — availability search, class selection, TM-A filing and the right to use ™ immediately, with objections and oppositions handled.

A search of the trademark register across the relevant classes, with phonetic and visual conflicts identified and the registration risk assessed.

Reply to a trademark examination report under sections 9 and 11 — drafted with evidence of distinctiveness and filed before the application is abandoned.

Trademark renewal in Form TM-R for a further ten years, including restoration where the mark has already been removed.

Copyright registration for literary, artistic, musical, cinematographic and software works, including the mandatory thirty-day objection window.

Patent filing — patentability search, provisional and complete specification drafting, examination request and prosecution through to grant.

Industrial design registration under the Designs Act — shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation protected for ten years, extendable to fifteen.

Expedited trademark examination under Rule 34 — the registry examines within months rather than the usual wait, for a higher government fee.

International trademark protection through the Madrid Protocol — one application filed at the Indian registry covering the countries you designate.

Assignment or licensing of a registered trademark — deed drafted and recorded with the registry in Form TM-P so the register shows the right owner.