Your questions, answered plainly.

Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 a registration is valid for 10 years (extended from the earlier 7 years) and is renewable indefinitely.

Roughly 30 days after filing you can begin using TM for goods or SM for services. The ® symbol may only be used after registration is granted.

A trademark attorney monitors the whole procedure, carries out searches, drafts the specification, replies to objections and handles oppositions on your behalf. Your trademark is not only a valuable asset but the goodwill of the company — it deserves accurate, expert handling.

It may infringe the prior mark. The prior owner can demand cancellation of your registration and claim financial compensation — which is exactly why a search before adoption is non-negotiable.

No. Copyright generally arises automatically when an original work is created. Registration is not mandatory, but the registration certificate and entries in the Register of Copyrights can serve as prima facie evidence in ownership disputes.

The Copyright Office states that, in the normal course, registration may take around 2–3 months after filing. Objections, discrepancies or hearings can extend the timeline.

The term depends on the category of work. For literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, copyright generally lasts for the author's lifetime plus 60 years, subject to statutory exceptions.

An original logo may qualify as an artistic work for copyright protection. Depending on how the logo is created and used, trademark and design law may also be relevant.

Yes. Computer programmes are protected as literary works under the Copyright Act, 1957, subject to the applicable requirements for registration. Specific filing requirements apply to computer programmes, including source-code documentation.

Original website content such as written material, software code, photographs, illustrations, graphics, music and videos may qualify for copyright protection depending on the nature and originality of the work.

Yes. Copyright registration does not operate like trademark registration requiring periodic renewal. However, the duration of copyright depends on the category of work and the applicable statutory provisions.

After filing, the application receives a diary number and is subject to the prescribed objection period. The Copyright Office then examines the application and may request clarification or correction of discrepancies before registration.

Yes, where the company is the lawful copyright owner or otherwise has the relevant rights in the work. Ownership documents and supporting authorisation may be required depending on the circumstances.

Different components may qualify as different copyright works. For example, software code, written website content, photographs, graphics, music and videos may each have separate copyright considerations and registration requirements.

Generally twenty years from the date of filing.

Every application is published 18 months from the date of filing or the priority date, whichever is earlier, subject to statutory exceptions.

A preliminary search can be run on the patent office website, in the weekly Indian Patent Office journal, or in the patent office search and reference room, which is open to the public Monday to Friday. We run this search for you before drafting.

A statutory document maintained by the Patent Office, Kolkata containing the design number, class number, date of filing, reciprocity date if any, and the name and address of the proprietor.

Yes. The Patent Office does not publish abandoned applications, so the same applicant may apply again — provided the design was not published in the meantime.

No. The Patent Office is not involved in enforcement, exploitation or commercialisation. Enforcement is by suit in a court not lower than the District Court — which we handle through our litigation team.

We coordinate with accredited certification bodies and prepare your organisation so that the external audit is straightforward. Tell us your client's accreditation requirement and we will match it.

Yes — surveillance and recertification support is available under our Annual Maintenance Contract.

Yes. We routinely build integrated management systems so one set of documents and one audit cycle covers quality, environment and safety.

OHSAS 18001 has been superseded by ISO 45001. We implement to ISO 45001 and can migrate an existing OHSAS system for you.

Yes — tell us your product category and turnover and we will advise on the correct FSSAI registration or licence alongside the ISO 22000 work.

ISO 27001 protects your information assets, including source code and customer data. Copyright registration of the source code complements it — we can do both.

It depends on the directive applicable to your product category — machinery, low voltage, EMC, medical devices, toys and others. Send us the product details and we will confirm the route.

Yes — and we recommend it. Company name approval at the ROC does not give you trademark rights. We usually file the trademark alongside incorporation.

A suit for infringement or recovery of damages under the Designs Act must not be filed in any court below the court of the District Judge.

Yes — we handle matters across India through our associate network of advocates.

It is priced on the size of your portfolio. Send us a list of your registrations and we will quote a fixed annual fee.