Question 1

Are trademark registration fees lower for an individual or proprietorship?

Accepted Answer

Secure your brand name and mark in the classes that matter.

Question 2

Documents required for Trademark Registration

Accepted Answer

Application in Form TM-A, signed by the applicant or agent, with a description in words of the mark sufficient to depict its graphical representation (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 23(1) and 23(2)); Clear and legible representation of the trade mark; for a colour claim, a reproduction in that combination of colours; for a three-dimensional mark, three different views (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 26(1) to (3)); Statement of the period during which, and the person by whom, the mark has been used - unless the mark is 'proposed to be used' (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 25(1)); Where use prior to the application date is claimed: an affidavit testifying to such use, with supporting documents (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 25(2)); Address for service in India - a postal address in India and a valid e-mail address (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 17(1)); Where an agent files: authorisation of the agent in Form TM-M (section 145) (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 19(1)); Convention (priority) applications only: a certificate of the foreign Trade Marks Office giving the particulars of the mark, the country and the filing date - filed with the application or within two months (Trade Marks Rules 2017, rule 24(1) and (2))

Question 3

Shops & Establishment Registration — Sikkim

Accepted Answer

The dedicated Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1983 remains in force (the Labour Department's own site references a decriminalization notification against it dated 01 July 2026), and 'Shops and Commercial Establishments' are separately listed as a Scheduled Employment under the newer, broader Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021, which requires registration/licensing of establishments generally. Threshold: Under the 2021 Act: every establishment, principal employer or owner, and every Service Provider/Sub-Service Provider who employed labourers on any day of the preceding 12 months (no minimum headcount stated). The 1983 Act's own threshold could not be read (its PDF was unreadable at source). Fee basis: Registration/licensing fees are set by rules/notification 'as may be prescribed' (Section 34 of the 2021 Act) rather than fixed in the Act itself; the specific rupee figure was not located. Renewal: Under the 2021 Act, an establishment/Service Provider licence is valid 1 year or until completion of work, whichever is earlier (Section 13(3)); renewal application due 30 days before expiry, with a late-renewal fine of Rs 50/day in excess of the ordinary fee (Section 16). Statute: Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1983 and Rules, 1984; overlapping with the Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 (Act No. 11 of 2021) Read the full text of the 2021 Act at source (Sikkim Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 159, 29 June 2021, via the Labour Department's own document repository). It repeals the Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005 and introduces registration of establishments/Service Providers/Sub-Service Providers/individual workers, annual licensing, and penalties (fine up to Rs 10,000 or imprisonment up to 3 months for failure to register/license, doubled on repeat offence; compounding minimum Rs 2,500). Establishments employing 50+ workers must also provide transport/transport allowance and (if 50+ female workers) creche facilities under the 2021 Act's Section 20.

Are trademark registration fees lower for an individual or proprietorship?

Trademark Registration

Documents required for Trademark Registration

Shops & Establishment Registration — Sikkim

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