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Trademark search API for India: search marks and proprietors from the Trade Marks Journal

A trademark search API finds Indian trade mark applications by the words of the mark or its owner, class and journal issue, for clearance checks, marketplaces and brand monitoring.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20266 providers comparedAlso searched as: trademark search api india, indian trademark search api, trademark search api, trademark journal api

Short answer

IndiaCos searches Indian trade mark applications from the Trade Marks Journal (IP India, 2014 onwards) by words of the mark or proprietor, Nice class, Registry office or journal issue, and returns the mark, class, proprietor and Registry status. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. MarkSimpl and TMSearch.ai also sell Indian trademark search APIs.

Checked against each provider's public pages on 13 Nov 2026 · How we score

Which API does a Trademark search check?

IndiaCos Trademark API: 3 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos Trademark API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/searchSearch by q, class, office or journal, INR 0.40 per call
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/{application_number}One application with goods and services, proprietor, agent and journal entries
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/{application_number}/casesCourt cases about the mark and its proprietor
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/trademark/search?q=sagar+ratna&class=43" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

Application number and the mark, with an image link for logo marks
Nice class and goods and services
Proprietor and address as published
Registry status where checked
Journal issues the mark was advertised in

Who else sells a Trademark search API in India?

6 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos Trademark API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
NexGenData India Trademark Search	Indian trademark records from the WIPO Global Brand Database via Apify	57	Public REST API	Public MCP server	From USD 50 per 1,000 records	Sourceopens the source page
MarkSimpl	Trademark Search API: search by word mark, owner or logo, status, documents and journals	49	Public REST API	Not published	Credit based; credit prices on request	Sourceopens the source page
TMSearch.ai	Trademark search API service for IP companies	36	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
ipwatch	Weekly Trade Marks Journal watch with logo reading and opposition deadlines	26	Not published	Not published	From ₹199 a month	Sourceopens the source page
IP India Public Search	Official IP India public search for trademarks, patents and designs	21	Not published	Not published	Free	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Brand clearance before filing a new mark

Good for

Brand clearance before filing a new mark
Marketplaces vetting a seller's brand
Company-name and brand availability checks
Monitoring who files marks like yours

Limits

Data comes from the Trade Marks Journal from 2014 onwards, so a mark not yet advertised may be missing
Word matches come back in no particular order and are not a similarity score; judge look-alikes yourself or add a watch service
Search needs at least one of q, class, office or journal

Frequently asked questions

Is there an official trademark search API for India?

IP India offers a free web search and eRegister status page, and no official API was found. Third-party APIs include IndiaCos, MarkSimpl and TMSearch.ai.

How much does the IndiaCos trademark API cost?

INR 0.40 per successful call, including searches with no results, from a prepaid wallet. New accounts get INR 50 free credit. Errors are not billed.

Can it search by logo?

It searches by the words of the mark or proprietor and returns an image link for logo marks. It does not match images; MarkSimpl and ipwatch advertise logo search.

Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data. The REST API uses an API key as a Bearer token, billed to a prepaid wallet.

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