Trademark Objection Reply
An examination report is not a rejection. It is the Registrar telling you which section of the Act they think stands in your way — usually similarity to an existing mark or a lack of distinctiveness. Most objections are answerable, and the quality of the reply decides whether the mark proceeds.
- Pricing
- Fixed professional fee
- Review
- Maker–checker on every filing
- Queries
- Departmental replies included
What you get
Included in this engagement
- Reading of the examination report and identification of the grounds raised
- Search for the cited conflicting marks and analysis of their status
- Drafting of a reasoned reply addressing each ground
- Compilation of user affidavit and evidence of use, where relevant
- Filing of the reply within the prescribed period
- Representation at the show cause hearing, if one is fixed
- Follow-up until the mark proceeds to publication or is refused
Checklist
Documents required
- 1
Copy of the examination report received
- 2
Trademark application number and filing details
- 3
Evidence of use — invoices, packaging, advertisements, website screenshots
- 4
Date of first use of the mark
- 5
Details of any related marks you already own
- 6
Authorisation in Form TM-48, if not already filed
Good to know
- A reply must be filed within 30 days of the examination report. Missing that window can see the application treated as abandoned.
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Priced before we start
Every service on this site carries its fee. You get a written scope and a number before any work begins, and the invoice matches it.
Two people on every filing
Nothing goes to a department on one pair of eyes. A second professional reviews the return before it is submitted.
A person, not a ticket
You get a named associate who knows your file, reachable on WhatsApp, not a queue and a different voice every call.
We watch the calendar
Once you are on our books we track your due dates and reach out before the deadline, not after the late fee.
Next step
Start your objection reply.
Send us your details and we will come back with a written scope, the exact document list and a confirmed timeline — usually the same working day.
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