Which trademark registration service should I use in India?
File on IP India's own e-filing portal yourself if the mark is simple, use a Startup India SIPP facilitator if you are DPIIT-recognised, and pay a platform only for hand-holding. The government fee is the same whoever files: Rs 4,500 per class per mark for an individual, startup or small enterprise filing online, Rs 9,000 for everyone else. Under SIPP the Central Government pays the facilitator's fees for a recognised startup, so you pay only the statutory fee. Platforms charge on top: Vakilsearch from Rs 1,199 and LegalWiz from Rs 1,999, both plus government fees, and IndiaFilings from Rs 1,899. Search the IP India register in your class yourself before paying anyone. The class and a distinctive name decide the outcome, and replying to an examination report or an opposition is where a trademark attorney earns the fee. Rule: DPIIT startup, use SIPP; everyone else, pick the filer who quotes the objection reply up front.
The official fee schedule for trademark filing: TM-A costs ₹4,500 per class online for an individual, startup or small enterprise (₹5,000 on paper), and ₹9,000 online for everyone else.
IP India's own walkthrough of a trademark application: search, choose the class, confirm your applicant category, prepare documents, file TM-A online and track it.
The official explainer of the concrete money DPIIT-recognised startups get on IP, an 80% patent-fee rebate, 50% trademark-fee rebate, and government-paid facilitators. This is the single best reason to get DPIIT recognition early if you'll file anything, and it comes straight from the source, not a paid-service blog.
The free, official first step before you commit to any brand name, logo, or domain. Ten minutes here can save you a rebrand, it tells you whether your name is already registered or applied-for in your class, which is exactly the check most founders skip.
LegalWiz starts trademark registration at Rs 1,999 plus government fees, and its FAQ spells out the official fee plainly: Rs 4,500 per class for an individual or recognised startup, Rs 9,000 otherwise, so three classes cost an individual Rs 13,500 in government fees.
