Trademark Registration in Ghatkopar
For family-run jewellers, food businesses, distributors and garment shops.
Ghatkopar businesses file with the Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai, the office for all of Maharashtra. Many are family firms trading under a surname, in Gujarati as well as English, which shapes how the mark should be filed. Without objection or opposition, registration commonly takes about a year.
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- Registered Trade Marks Agent
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- Two scripts. Gujarati and English versions searched and filed.
- Family firms. Ownership settled before partners or brothers part ways.
- Near Vashi. A short drive along the Eastern Express Highway and across the creek.
- Mumbai registryExamines Mumbai applications
- ≈ 10 km from VashiStraight line · filed online
- Hearings by videoAttended for you
- Since 2008Filing with IP India
Which Trade Marks Registry handles Ghatkopar?
The Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai. Ghatkopar, Vidyavihar, Vikhroli and Kanjurmarg are in the Mumbai Suburban district, and all file there.
Trade Marks Registry
Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai
Boudhik Sampada Bhavan, near Antop Hill Post Office, S.M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai 400037
Handles applicants based in
- Maharashtra
- Goa
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
Patent Office
Patent Office, Mumbai branch
Covers Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
How it works from Ghatkopar
Your business in Ghatkopar, Mumbai
About 10 km west of our office, in a straight line
Documents by email or WhatsApp · video calls
GB Legal Associates, Vashi
Search, drafting, filing and replies
Online filing on IP India
Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai
Examination, objections and hearings
No visit to the office is needed. Hearings can be attended by video, and we attend for you.
Ghatkopar industries and the classes they usually need
Class finder- Jewellery retail
- Farsan, sweets and snack foods
- Garment and textile trading
- Distribution and stockists
- Restaurants and street food
- Class14Jewellery, precious metals and watchesFamily jewellery stores in Ghatkopar East, often trading under the founder’s surname.
- Class30Tea, rice, flour, spices and confectioneryFarsan, sweets and namkeen from Gujarati and Jain food businesses.
- Class35Advertising, business and retail servicesDistributors, stockists and wholesale traders along LBS Marg and in Asalfa.
- Class25Clothing, footwear and headwearSari, ethnic-wear and garment shops that move into online sales.
- Class43Restaurants, cafés and accommodationRestaurants and food stalls around the Khau Galli and the station area.
Neighbourhoods and business districts in Ghatkopar
- Ghatkopar East
- Ghatkopar West
- Pant Nagar
- Rajawadi
- Garodia Nagar
- Asalfa
- LBS Marg
- Vidyavihar
- Vikhroli
- Kanjurmarg
How should Ghatkopar’s family businesses file their marks?
Ghatkopar's trade is dominated by family firms: jewellers, farsan and sweet makers, sari and garment shops, and distributors along LBS Marg. Three issues come up again and again.
Surnames. A store that trades as "[Surname] Jewellers" faces objections because other families share the name. A distinctive logo, a first-name combination or evidence of decades of use in Ghatkopar changes the picture. Keep old bills, hallmark boxes and newspaper advertisements: they are evidence.
Scripts. Many shops show the name in Gujarati and English. The examiner compares marks by sound across scripts, so search both and file the versions you use. A Gujarati mark is filed with its transliteration and translation.
Who owns it. In a partnership, the firm owns the mark, not the partner who thought of it. Write that into the partnership deed. When a family business divides, decide in writing who keeps the name, and record any assignment with the registry.
Distributors and stockists register their own trading name in class 35; the brands they distribute belong to the manufacturers.
How does a Ghatkopar family firm register its mark?
Day 1–2
Search and class advice
We search the surname or shop name in English and Gujarati, by sound as well as spelling, in class 14, 30 or 25 as your trade needs. The report says whether long use or a logo will be needed to overcome a surname objection.
Before filing
Paperwork and authorisation
Partnership firms send the current deed, since the firm is the applicant and each partner is named. Old bills, hallmark boxes and newspaper advertisements support the date of first use. One partner signs the Form TM-48 authorisation.
Filing day
Filing with the Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai
We file Form TM-A online, adding the Gujarati version with its transliteration and translation if you use it. The application number comes through the same day.
After filing
Examination, Journal and registration
Surname objections are answered with your evidence of use, and we attend any hearing. An accepted mark is advertised in the Trade Marks Journal for four months, during which others may oppose; registration then lasts ten years from the application date.
What are the government fees?
The fee is paid to IP India for each class. Individual proprietors and family firms registered under Udyam pay the lower rate; companies pay the standard rate.
| Fee (e-filing) | Individual · Startup · MSME | Company · LLP · Others |
|---|---|---|
| Application for registration of a trade markForm TM-A, per class | ₹4,500 | ₹9,000 |
| Request for expedited examination of an applicationForm TM-M, per class, e-filing only | ₹20,000 | ₹40,000 |
| Notice of opposition, or counter-statementForm TM-O, per class | ₹2,700 | ₹2,700 |
| Renewal of registration (Section 25)Form TM-R, per class | ₹9,000 | ₹9,000 |
| Surcharge for renewal within six months after expiryForm TM-R, per class, plus the renewal fee | ₹4,500 | ₹4,500 |
| Restoration and renewal of a removed mark (Section 25(4))Form TM-R, per class, plus the renewal fee | ₹9,000 | ₹9,000 |
| Registering a subsequent proprietor after assignment or transmission (Section 45)Form TM-P, per mark | ₹9,000 | ₹9,000 |
Government fees from Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule (IP India), as checked on . Statutory fees only; the firm's professional fee is quoted separately in writing.
Trademark registration in Ghatkopar: questions
Our Ghatkopar jewellery store trades under the family surname. Can we register it?
Often yes, with a distinctive logo or evidence of long use. A bare surname that many jewellers share will draw an objection.
Should we register our shop name in Gujarati as well as English?
If customers see both, yes. Each version is searched, and the Gujarati one is filed with its transliteration and translation.
A farsan shop wants to sell on quick-commerce apps. Which classes does it need?
Class 30 for farsan, sweets and namkeen. Selling your own goods online does not need class 35; retailing other makers’ goods does.
Two partners are separating. Who keeps the trademark?
Whoever the partnership deed or a written settlement says. If the mark is registered in the firm’s name, record the assignment with Form TM-P.
Can a sari shop register the name of a traditional weave?
No. Names of traditional weaves describe the product, and some are protected as geographical indications. A coined name for your own collection can be registered.
Do Vikhroli and Kanjurmarg businesses fall under the same registry?
Yes. Both are in Mumbai, so their applications also go to the Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai.
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Further reading
- Which Trademark Registry Handles Your Application? A City-by-City GuideThe five Registry offices, the rule that decides yours, and a state-by-state and city-by-city table.
- How Long Does Trademark Registration Take in India?Stage-by-stage timings from filing to certificate, and what adds months: objections, hearings and oppositions.
- Trademark Status Meanings: Every IP India Status ExplainedEvery status on the IP India e-register in the order an application meets it, what it means, and which ones start a deadline.