It refers to the trademark application filed for a single class of goods or services based on the Nice Classification. An ordinary application for trademark registration can be made in Form TM-A along with the prescribed fees.

2. Multiclass Trademark Application:

A Multi-class trademark application is filed when the brand to be registered is connected with more than one class of goods or services. A Multi-class trademark application for trademark registration can be made in Form TM-A along with the prescribed fees. Form TM-A provides for the filing of a single application for different classes.

• The multi-class application will be considered as a single application and will be processed jointly.
• Time-saving and less documentation in a multi-class application
• There will be no change in fees. If the applicant files a multi-class application for two classes, he will have to pay twice the fees paid for a single application. No concessions as such are present for multi-class registration.
• Delay in one class application registration may halt the entire registration process.
• Trademarks should be applied to each class in which registration is applied.

Form: A Convention Trademark Application can be made for single-class or multi-class in the Form TM-A.

1. Manual filing
2. E-filing

1. Details Of The Applicant
2. Details Of The Mark
3. Class Of The Goods Or Services
4. Description Of The Mark
5. Details Of The Attorney
6. User Claim If Any
7. Date Of Filing Of The Application
8. Correspondence Of The Applicant

Apart from the above-mentioned categories of the trademark application, the Trademark Act,1999 also accords protection and provides registration of series or fluid marks, collective marks, and Combination Marks.