There are different stages your trademark application undergoes post-filing and submission. The same is updated on the IP India website so that the applicant can track the status of his/her trademark application.
The status of your trademark application will change with the progress in the preliminary checks which help to identify any similarities or confusion in the applied mark.
The status of your trademark application shows as Formalities Chk Pass when all the initial requirements are met, and the same are thoroughly checked by the Trademark Registry.
The Trademark Registry checks for –
In case any of the requirements mentioned above are not met then the status will change to ‘Formalities Chk Fail.’
Once your application gets through the initial formality checks, it is ‘Marked for Exam’ and is assigned to a Trademark Examiner.
During this stage, the examiner scrutinises the application to check for acceptability of the mark.