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IP India Public Trademark Search

Trade Marks Registry, CGPDTM · Government of India (tmrsearch.ipindia.gov.in) Free Intermediate India

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.

  • Search existing and pending trademarks by word mark, class, and Vienna code before you launch a brand.
  • Trademark protection is class-specific, check the classes that match what you actually sell.
  • A registered or similar prior mark in your class is a reason to change the name now, not after launch.
  • Includes a newer AI-based search option for finding phonetically and visually similar marks.
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It answers 3 questions

  1. Trademark vs patent vs copyright, which one do I actually need?
  2. How do I check if my brand name is free, and how do I trademark it in India?
  3. Should I register a company, buy the domain, or lock the trademark first?

Read with it

  1. The official explainer of the concrete money DPIIT-recognised startups get on IP, an 80% patent-fee rebate, 50% trademark-fee... Government of India (startupindia.gov.in) Article · ~10 min read Startup India, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Benefits & SIPP Scheme DPIIT / Startup India
  2. The single primary source for all Indian IP filing and search, patents, trademarks, designs, and links to copyright. Skip the... Government of India (ipindia.gov.in) Tool · portal IP India, Official Portal (Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyright) Office of the CGPDTM
  3. This lays out the sequencing question head on for Indian founders: incorporating your company or owning the .com does not give... Intepat IP Article Trademark Registration for Startups in India: A Practical Guide Intepat IP
  4. This answers the real question of when to actually file, and its answer is early, even before you launch, because Indian law... Mondaq Article Trademark Strategy For Startups: What Early-Stage Companies Overlook In Their Rush To Market Krutha Janani M (Khurana and Khurana)
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