A trademark hearing is where the Registrar of Trade Marks hears you on an objection to your application or on an opposition to it, and it can be held by video. StampMitra prepares the written submissions, evidence and authorisation, and a partner advocate or registered trade marks agent signs Form TM-M and appears for you. We are a filing assistance platform, not the Registry.
The Registrar of Trade Marks, or an officer exercising the Registrar's powers, hears the parties and then passes an order in writing. A hearing arises in two main settings: when your reply to an Examination Report is not satisfactory or you ask for a hearing (Rule 33(6)), and in an opposition after pleadings and evidence close (Rule 50). Hearings may be held by video-conferencing (Rule 115(1)).
Show-cause (examination) hearing / Opposition hearing
The applicant or opponent: A party can appear in person or by video. The Registrar may require personal presence (Rule 19(3)).
Fee schedule on the IP India fee page, checked on 25 October 2026.
The hearing notice
The Registry does not publish how long it takes from notice to hearing in practice, so we do not promise a date.
Bring new evidence or argument. Repeating the reply rarely helps.
StampMitra is a filing assistance platform. It is not the Registry and not a law firm.
It is a hearing before the Registrar, held when your reply to an Examination Report is not satisfactory or you ask for one. You answer the objections that remain (Rule 33(6)).
Yes. Rule 115(1) permits hearings by video-conferencing. The hearing notice says how to join.
In an opposition you can request an adjournment in Form TM-M at least 3 days before the hearing. We confirm how the Registry treats the request for an examination hearing.
In opposition hearings, at most two, each of up to 30 days (Rule 50(2)).
If you do not appear and no reply is on file, the Registrar may treat the application as abandoned. In an opposition, an absent opponent risks dismissal of the opposition.
For a pending application, the consequence falls on the application and does not by itself end rights in a mark that is already registered. A hearing on a registered mark, such as a rectification or removal, is different: if you take no part, the entry can be changed or removed (Rule 100). Tell us if your hearing is of that kind.
Not by law, and you may appear yourself. If someone appears for you, it must be an advocate, a registered trade marks agent or a person in your sole regular employment, with an authorisation in Form TM-M. StampMitra is not itself an advocate, so a partner advocate or registered agent signs and appears.
No. The hearing is about registrability of the mark or an opposition. Infringement disputes go to the civil courts.
Accept the mark, accept it with conditions or limitations, or refuse it.
To the High Court. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board was abolished in 2021.