An application for registration of trademarks is submitted at the Head office or a branch office of the Trade Marks Registry within whose territorial limits the principal place of the business of the applicant is located. The digitization and formality checking of the application is done at the respective offices.

The Application is then examined predominantly with respect to whether the relevant mark is capable of distinguishing applicant’s goods or services, regardless of whether it is prohibited for registration under any law for the time being in force, whether the registration of the relevant mark is likely to cause confusion or deception because of prior identical or similar marks existing on records.