Protect your mark abroad, market by market
Choose Madrid Protocol or direct national filings around target countries, classes, the Indian base mark, examination risk, currencies and long-term portfolio control.
- Professional fee
- Written quote
- Working timeline
- Country and examination dependent
- Government charges
- Shown before payment
Cross-border map
International trademark registration
Markets. Classes. Route. Risk.
Built for
Indian brands expanding overseas
Best when
Markets and mark scope are prioritised
Madrid or
direct national filing?
One international application is an administration route—not one worldwide trademark.
Madrid portfolio
Can centralise filing and later designations across member territories from an eligible Indian base mark.
Direct filing
Can suit a crucial market, non-member country or strategy needing local control from day one.
Base-mark resilience
Madrid protection can depend on the Indian basic mark during its first five years.
Local examination
Every designated office applies its own law and can object or refuse protection.
International Trademark
Markets. Classes. Route. Risk.
There is no single worldwide trademark.
Madrid streamlines administration, but each designated territory decides protection under its own law and fees can arise in CHF and locally.
What you receive,
ready to use.
We prioritise countries, test the mark, compare Madrid and direct routes, prepare the Indian Office of Origin filing where used, and coordinate local responses without implying one worldwide registration.
deliberately protected.SEARCH · FILE · DEFEND
Target-market and route decision note
Owner, mark and class scope review
Search-risk and filing strategy
Madrid or direct filing coordination
Office-action and local-counsel escalation map
Renewal and portfolio calendar
What must be
in place.
A real or planned commercial interest in specific overseas markets.
A clearly identified owner and consistent transliteration or representation of the mark.
A defensible goods-and-services specification and class strategy.
For Madrid via India, an eligible Indian connection and matching basic application or registration.
Budget for local objections, oppositions, translations and counsel if they arise.
An Indian applicant using Madrid needs the required connection to India and an eligible Indian basic application or registration covering the mark and goods or services.
Choose route by portfolio risk
Cost, dependency and local strategy differ.
| Decision | Madrid Protocol | Direct national | Combined strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common fit | Several member markets | Critical or non-member market | Mixed-risk portfolio |
| Administration | Central filing and renewal | Country by country | Central plus selected local |
| Key risk | Base-mark dependency and local refusals | More separate filings | More planning and coordination |
From market priorities to
international filing.
A practical sequence with clear ownership at every stage. Registry review times can vary.
Markets and mark
Discovery
We handle
Prioritise territories, mark variants, classes and ownership.
You provide
Share products, launch markets, brand files and owner details.
Search and route
Risk review
We handle
Assess obvious conflicts and compare Madrid, direct or mixed filing.
You provide
Approve risk tolerance and market priorities.
Application preparation
Scope dependent
We handle
Align the mark and specification with the selected route and base filing.
You provide
Confirm exact use plans and sign authorisations.
Registry transmission
Office controlled
We handle
Coordinate IP India/WIPO or local-office submissions and formalities.
You provide
Pay confirmed official charges in the required currencies.
National examination
Country specific
We handle
Track provisional refusals and coordinate local counsel where needed.
You provide
Provide use evidence and approve response budgets.
A checklist without
the back-and-forth.
We ask only for records or data relevant to your application, review, or audit scope.
- Entity or individual identity records
- Principal business address
- Ownership chain where relevant
- Power of attorney or local forms where required
Before you begin
Use clear PDF, JPG, or PNG files.
Keep address records recent and readable.
Transparent fees,
before you commit.
Each registration carries its own government fee, and some are state-specific. We quote the exact combination for your business before any work begins.
Your written quote covers
- — Markets and mark
- — Search and route
- — Application preparation
- — Registry transmission
- — National examination
Not included automatically
- — IP India handling and WIPO basic, complementary, supplementary or individual fees
- — Currency conversion and bank charges
- — Direct national-office filing fees
- — Local counsel, translation, objection, opposition or hearing costs
- — Searches, coexistence agreements and enforcement unless scoped
Costs that can repeat
- — Renewal fees, generally on a ten-year cycle
- — Later designations and ownership changes
- — Local use declarations or evidence where required
- — Watching, opposition and enforcement work
Filed internationally,
protected territorially.
These are the first recurring obligations to plan for before you commit to a company structure.
International registration renewal
Every 10 years
Renew centrally through WIPO for Madrid registrations, subject to the live portfolio.
Base-mark dependency
First 5 years
Changes or failure of the basic mark can affect dependent international protection.
Provisional refusals
Office-specific deadline
Responses often require appointed local counsel.
Use and portfolio review
Market specific
Monitor use requirements, owner changes and new markets.
Got questions?
We’ve got answers.
Get clarity on Madrid, direct filings, Indian base marks, classes, WIPO fees, local objections, timelines and renewals.
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