TL;DR: A foreign company cannot file a trademark application in India without appointing an Indian trademark agent or attorney who provides a local address for service, this is a mandatory legal requirement, not a convenience. You then choose between two genuinely different routes, direct national filing or designating India through the Madrid Protocol, and the […]
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TL;DR: Registering a trademark in India means filing Form TM-A with the Trade Marks Registry, choosing the right class under the Nice Classification, getting through examination, surviving the publication and opposition window, and receiving your certificate. The process realistically takes 12 to 18 months if uncontested. Government fees start at ₹4,500 per class for individuals […]