\n| \n Factor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Class 99 (Multi-Class Filing)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Separate Single-Class Applications<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Number of applications<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n One<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n One per class<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Government fee<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Per class, no discount<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Per class, same rate<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Objection in one class<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Can delay the whole filing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Only that application is affected<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Paperwork<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Single set of documents<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Documents repeated per filing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Best suited for<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Genuinely multi-category brands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Businesses in one clear category<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>When Should You Use Trademark Class 99?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nUse it only when your brand genuinely operates across more than one class, not as a shortcut when you’re unsure where your product fits. A bakery selling packaged food under Class 30 and running a caf\u00e9 service under Class 43 is a solid case for a combined filing. A single product that clearly belongs to one class doesn’t need this route at all, and forcing it through multi-class filing just adds unnecessary complexity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Government Fees for Trademark Class 99 Multi-Class Filing<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nFees don’t drop just because the classes are bundled into one application, and that surprises a lot of first-time applicants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n| \n Applicant Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Fee Per Class (e-filing)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Startup<\/span><\/a>, individual, <\/span>MSME<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Rs 4,500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Company<\/span><\/a>, LLP, <\/span>partnership<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Rs 9,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nA startup filing across three classes under one combined application still pays Rs 13,500 total, exactly what three separate single-class filings would cost. There’s no bundling discount anywhere in the fee schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Trademark Class 99 Renewal and Validity<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nA registration under a Class 99 filing doesn’t get one combined validity period; each class inside it runs on its own clock, even though they were filed together.<\/span><\/p>\nEvery class registered, whether filed alone or bundled under Class 99, stays valid for 10 years from the filing date and needs renewal after that. Miss the renewal date, and a 6-month surcharge window follows before the mark gets removed from the register entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n| \n Action<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Fee Per Class<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Renewal, filed on time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Rs 9,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Restoration, after removal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Rs 18,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nA three-class registration under Class 99, renewed late and restored after lapsing, ends up costing Rs 54,000 just for that one step. Tracking renewal dates matters just as much after registration as choosing the right class did before it.<\/span><\/p>\n | | | | | | | | | | | |
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