Logo coding
“Send to Vienna codification”
The logo is being classified under the Vienna system (a coding of its figurative elements) before examination.
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Full guide: How long does trademark registration take in India?No action needed. It will move to examination next.
Yourself on the IP India portal, or with an expert
Same government fee either way. What the portal asks for, and what an expert does differently.
Do it yourself · ipindiaonline.gov.in
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On the portal
- Wait for the logo to be coded; examination follows.
Or let an expert handle it · Invorn
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- Watches the status and prepares for examination.
Free consultation first. Pay only after it, and if you are not happy before anything is filed, the fee is refunded. Filed by a Registered Trade Marks Agent.
Should you file yourself or use an expert?Six honest differences, and when DIY is fine
YourselfWith an expert
Search and the go/no-go callYourself: The free search here finds spelling and sound-alikes. Logos, related classes and prefixes/suffixes need a manual look, and the call on 'file or change the name' is yours.Expert: Checks devices and related classes too, and tells you before you pay the fee whether to file, tweak the name, or pick another class. A refused filing costs the full government fee.
Class and the goods/services wordingYourself: The description cannot be widened after filing. Too narrow leaves gaps; too broad invites objections and oppositions. Wrong class means filing again and paying again.Expert: Writes the specification to cover what you sell now and will sell, in the classes that matter, in the wording examiners accept.
Fee category and proofYourself: Filing as a startup or MSME without the certificate draws a deficit-fee notice and delays examination.Expert: Gets the Udyam or startup proof in order first so the ₹4,500 fee holds.
Examination report (about 4 in 10 applications get one)Yourself: The reply is a legal argument: why the mark is distinctive (Section 9) or not confusingly similar to the marks cited (Section 11), with evidence and case references. 30 days, no extension to count on. A weak reply leads to a hearing or refusal.Expert: Drafts the reply to each objection with precedent and your evidence of use; knows when a consent letter or a small change saves the application.
Hearings and oppositionsYourself: Hearings are argued live (video). Oppositions run through pleadings and two evidence rounds with 2-month deadlines; one missed step and the application is abandoned.Expert: Appears for you, files on time, and advises whether to fight, settle or withdraw before more money goes in.
Deadlines over the 12 to 24 monthsYourself: You watch the status yourself: reply in 30 days, opposition window 4 months, counter-statement 2 months, renewal every 10 years. Most dead applications died of a missed date, not a bad mark.Expert: Tracks every date and tells you only when something needs a decision.
Doing it yourself is reasonable when
- It is a plain word mark (no logo) in one class.
- The search shows no identical or sound-alike live mark in that class.
- You have, or will get, a Class 3 DSC and are comfortable with online forms.
- You can describe your goods or services precisely and will check the status every month for a year or two.
What it costs either way
- Government fee: the same whoever files (₹4,500 or ₹9,000 per class).
- Yourself: plus a DSC (about ₹1,000 to ₹1,500) and your time.
- With Invorn: a professional fee on top of the government fee, shown on the fee table. Free consultation first; if you are not happy before the application is submitted, the fee is refunded.
Invorn: search + filing from ₹1,299 + govt fee · objection reply ₹1,949 (no govt fee). Full fee table.
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