Naming a startup in India
Skip the back-and-forth with attorneys. Audit 10 candidate names against IP India and MCA, see which clear, generate alternates, and walk into your filing with confidence.
Read: How to come up with a brand name →Run a complete brand name audit — IP India trademark search, MCA company-name check, domain availability, social handles, and AI brandability scoring. Built for Indian founders, agencies, and IP attorneys.
Brand
Sundara
Brewery · India · Class 32, 33
How it works
BrandAuditor runs the same checks your IP attorney would — across registers, domains, and the open web — and returns a single report you can hand to a client.
We scan the IP India register, WIPO, and the relevant Nice classes — with phonetic and visual similarity scoring.
MALT MILL
Brewnation Pvt.
MALT CO. INDIA
The Malt Co.
MILE BREW
Mile Beverages
.com, .in, .co.in, .io and existing web hits — see what's available and what's already out there in one view.
Trademarkability score, conflict risk, suggested filing classes, and alternate name directions to improve your odds.
Score
87
Risk
low
Class
32
Who BrandAuditor is for
Whether you're naming your startup, pitching a client, filing a trademark, or registering a company — BrandAuditor saves the days of manual checks.
Skip the back-and-forth with attorneys. Audit 10 candidate names against IP India and MCA, see which clear, generate alternates, and walk into your filing with confidence.
Read: How to come up with a brand name →Generate, check, and present 5–10 viable names for every client engagement. Hand over a PDF report covering trademark, MCA, domain & social — proof your shortlist is filing-ready.
Brand naming framework →Run candidate marks across IP India's wordmark + phonetic search in seconds, not days. Catch confusable filings before your TM-A goes in. Cuts oppositions and refusal risk.
Trademark registration in India →Before filing SPICe+ Part A, see if your proposed Pvt Ltd / LLP name is already taken across Indian company registries — saves the ₹1,000 reservation fee on rejected names.
MCA company name guide →FAQ
Everything you need to know about checking trademarks, company names, domains, and naming a brand in India.
Use the IP India Public Search at search.ipindia.gov.in — but it's clunky, requires CAPTCHAs, and only checks one Nice class at a time. BrandAuditor automates that: we run wordmark + phonetic search across all 45 Nice classes against the IP India trademark register (5-year journal index + live search), plus a parallel MCA company-name check, in one pass.
Yes — the free trial gives you 20 name checks over 7 days (email verification only, no card needed). Each check runs a complete trademark search against IP India, plus domain, social, SEO, and AI brandability scoring. Paid packs from ₹999 (35 names) for higher volume and full features.
MCA's own portal requires DSC and is friction-heavy. BrandAuditor checks aggregated company-registry data (Zauba Corp, Tofler, The Company Check) to flag whether your proposed name is already registered as a private limited / LLP / OPC anywhere in India — same name check, no separate lookup needed.
Yes. Enter your category and target market, and our AI suggests names scored on distinctiveness, descriptiveness risk, and confusion risk against existing trademarks. Every suggestion is automatically cross-checked against IP India before being shown — so you're not pitched a name that's already taken.
End-to-end registration takes 18–24 months on average, but you get protective rights from the day of filing. Filing itself takes a day; examination (3–6 months), publication in the Trademark Journal (4 months), opposition window (4 months), and final registration follow. BrandAuditor's job is to make sure your filing has the highest possible chance of clearing — by catching conflicts before you file.
Government fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals/startups/MSMEs (₹9,000 per class for others), via Form TM-A. Most brands need 1–3 classes (₹4,500–₹13,500 in government fees). Attorney fees add ₹5,000–₹25,000 depending on the firm. BrandAuditor isn't a filing service — we're the pre-filing name check that helps you avoid wasted ₹4,500 fees on names that won't clear.
Trademark and company registration are separate but interlinked. A name can be trademark-clear but blocked at MCA (or vice versa). If you're forming a Pvt Ltd / LLP / OPC, you need both — that's why BrandAuditor surfaces both signals in one check instead of forcing you to look them up separately.
Domain checkers tell you if sundara.com is available. They don't tell you Sundara Foods Pvt Ltd already exists in MCA, that 'SUNDARA' is filed as a trademark in Class 32 by another applicant, that the .in is taken by a squatter, or that the AI gives it a 47/100 confusion risk. BrandAuditor is built for founders/agencies/IP attorneys who need the full picture before naming a brand.
Currently India-first — IP India + MCA are the deepest integrations. We support UAE (GCC TMView) and global mode using WIPO Global Brand Database. International coverage is expanding through 2026.
Yes — paid plans include a clean PDF report covering trademark conflicts, suggested Nice classes, MCA matches, domain status, social handles, and alternates. Share it with your attorney before they file or with a client when pitching brand options.