{"id":877,"date":"2026-08-07T08:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/trademark-status-search\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T05:39:40","slug":"trademark-status-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/trademark-status-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark Status Search \u2014 How to Check &#038; What Statuses Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After filing a trademark application, you should regularly <strong>check its status<\/strong> on the IP India portal to know what stage it&#8217;s at and whether any action is needed. This guide shows how to do a <strong>trademark status search<\/strong> and what the common status terms mean.<\/p>\n<h2>How to check trademark status<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <strong>IP India online portal<\/strong> (ipindiaonline.gov.in) \u2192 <strong>Trade Marks \u2192 Trade Mark Status<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>\u201cApplication\/Registered Trade Mark\u201d<\/strong>, enter your <strong>application (TM) number<\/strong>, complete the captcha, and view the status.<\/li>\n<li>The page shows the current <strong>status, examination report, and important dates<\/strong>. You can also use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public trademark search<\/a> to check similar marks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What the status terms mean<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Application \/ Send to Vienna Codification<\/strong> \u2014 filed; figurative marks are being coded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formalities Chk Pass \/ Fail<\/strong> \u2014 basic filing formalities checked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marked for Exam<\/strong> \u2014 queued for examination by the examiner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objected<\/strong> \u2014 the examiner raised objections; you must file a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark-objection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reply to the examination report<\/a> within the time limit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advertised \/ Accepted &amp; Advertised<\/strong> \u2014 published in the Trade Marks Journal for opposition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opposed<\/strong> \u2014 a third party filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposition<\/a>; you must respond.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registered<\/strong> \u2014 the mark is registered; you can use the \u00ae symbol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abandoned \/ Refused<\/strong> \u2014 the application lapsed (often due to no response) or was refused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why check status regularly<\/h2>\n<p>Trademark timelines are strict. If your mark is <strong>Objected<\/strong> or <strong>Opposed<\/strong> and you miss the response window, it can be <strong>abandoned<\/strong>. Regular status checks let you act in time. TAXAJ tracks your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trademark<\/a> at every stage.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do I check my trademark application status?<\/h3>\n<p>On the <strong>IP India portal<\/strong> under <strong>Trade Marks \u2192 Trade Mark Status<\/strong>, using your application (TM) number.<\/p>\n<h3>What does &#8220;Objected&#8221; status mean?<\/h3>\n<p>The examiner has <strong>raised objections<\/strong>; you must file a reply to the examination report within the prescribed time or risk abandonment.<\/p>\n<h3>What is &#8220;Abandoned&#8221; status?<\/h3>\n<p>The application has <strong>lapsed<\/strong> \u2014 commonly because a required response (to an objection\/opposition) wasn&#8217;t filed in time.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Filed a trademark and need it tracked?<\/strong> TAXAJ monitors your application and handles objections\/oppositions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Protect your brand with TAXAJ \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Related guides:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark registration<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark-objection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark objection reply<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/trademark-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark search<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"Trademark Status Search \u2014 How to Check & What Statuses Mean\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"TAXAJ\"},\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"TAXAJ\"},\"mainEntityOfPage\":\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/learn\/trademark-status-search\"},{\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do I check my trademark application status?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"On the IP India portal under Trade Marks then Trade Mark Status, using your application (TM) number.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does Objected status mean?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The examiner has raised objections; you must file a reply to the examination report within the prescribed time or risk abandonment.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is Abandoned status?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The application has lapsed, commonly because a required response to an objection or opposition wasn't filed in time.\"}}]}]}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to check trademark application status on the IP India portal by TM number, and what each status means \u2014 Objected, Advertised, Opposed, Registered, Abandoned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-ipr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1085,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/1085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}