A trademark is not just a mark, it’s a story, a promise, and a shield. Protect it like you protect your reputation.

—InPatent insights

A trademark is more than just a symbol—it is the face of a brand, an asset that conveys identity, trust, and market value. At InPatent, we assist businesses at every stage of trademark protection, from brand conception and clearance to litigation and global enforcement. Whether you’re a startup building a brand or a multinational expanding across jurisdictions, we offer tailored trademark strategies aligned with your commercial goals.

✅ Strategic Brand Protection Across Industries

Our trademark attorneys possess deep domain knowledge across sectors such as healthcare, fintech, consumer goods, software, entertainment, apparel, and automotive. This enables us to design industry-specific protection strategies that anticipate potential conflicts, competitive pressures, and evolving trends in branding.

✅ Global Trademark Solutions

Through our network of international partners, we manage filings and enforcements worldwide, coordinating with local counsel across jurisdictions to secure and defend your rights under both national systems and international instruments such as the Madrid Protocol.

Our Trademark Services Include:

🔹 Trademark Clearance & Risk Assessment

• Conducting pre-filing clearance searches in India and globally

• Assessing registrability and likelihood of conflict

• Brand naming risk advisory and selection support

🔹 Trademark Filing & Prosecution

• Filing and prosecution before the Indian Trade Marks Registry

• Filing via the Madrid Protocol or national routes abroad

• Attending examination hearings and responding to office actions

🔹 Opposition & Rectification Proceedings

• Filing oppositions against third-party applications

• Defending client marks in opposition, rectification, or cancellation proceedings

🔹 Trademark Enforcement & Litigation Support

• Advising on infringement, dilution, and passing off

• Drafting and sending cease & desist notices

• Supporting in coordinating civil and criminal enforcement actions

• Working with enforcement agencies and investigators

🔹 Customs & Anti-Counterfeiting Actions

• Trademark recordation with Indian Customs

• Coordinating seizures of counterfeit goods

• Market sweep actions and grey-market investigations

🔹 Trademark Watch & Monitoring

• Monitoring similar trademark filings in India and 80+ jurisdictions

• Notifying clients of potential conflicts

• Filing timely oppositions to prevent dilution or imitation

🔹 Transactional Trademark Services

• Drafting and reviewing licensing and franchise agreements

• Trademark assignments and ownership updates

• Due diligence for IP transactions, M&A, and investments

🔹 Online Brand Protection & Domain Disputes

• Advising on domain name strategy and registration

• Handling domain name disputes under UDRP, .IN Registry (NIXI), and other national procedures

• Enforcing rights against infringing digital assets and impersonation