Founder
Registered Trade Marks Agent
since 2008
At a glance
GB Legal Associates was founded in 2008 in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, as a firm dedicated to intellectual property. It still works from the same city, at Haware Fantasia Business Park, Sector 30A.
The firm files trademark, patent, copyright and design applications with the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (IP India) and with the Copyright Office. It also handles what follows a filing: examination replies, hearings, oppositions, renewals, assignments and the records that keep a right in force.
For clients who sell or license abroad, the firm files through the Madrid Protocol and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, both administered by WIPO, and directly with national and regional offices through associates in each country. It also files in India for foreign companies. Alongside intellectual property, it supports manufacturers, exporters and food businesses with ISO, Halal and Kosher certification.
File correctly, file early, and see every matter through to the certificate.
GB Legal Associates has worked from Vashi, Navi Mumbai since 2008. Every matter is handled by a named professional who searches, advises in writing, files, replies to objections and stays with it until registration and renewal.
Each practice page sets out the law, the official process, the documents and the timeline.
Search, class selection and Form TM-A filing. Examination replies, hearings, oppositions, renewals and assignments.
Trademark registrationPatentability search, provisional and complete specifications, examination replies and grant. PCT and foreign filing licence.
Patent filingCopyright registration for software, music, books, artwork and logos. Design registration for the shape and look of a product.
Copyright registrationMadrid Protocol and PCT from India. Direct filings in the USA, UK, EU, Singapore, Canada and Africa. Indian filings for foreign companies.
International filingStep 1 · Day 1
Public search on IP India, class and applicant category confirmed, risks explained in writing.
Step 2 · Day 2–3
Application drafted, signed and filed online. You receive the application number the same day.
Step 3 · Months 1–6
Examination report reply drafted and filed. A named professional appears at any hearing.
Step 4 · Months 8–18
Journal advertisement, opposition window watched, certificate delivered with a renewal reminder.
An accountable attorney or registered agent, with a registration number you can verify.
Search results, risks and scope confirmed in writing before anything is filed.
Examination replies, hearings and oppositions are part of the engagement.
WhatsApp and email at each change on IP India, through to renewal.
Every matter has a named professional whose registration you can check with IP India or the Bar Council.
Registered Trade Marks Agent
since 2008
Registered Patent Agent
Advocate, intellectual property
Clients in other cities and countries work with the firm by phone, WhatsApp and email. City pages name the Trade Marks Registry and Patent Office that handle each city.
Reply within one working day. No obligation. Your details stay with GB Legal Associates.