Branding and Naming for International Brands
Naming and identity design from India for companies in the US, UK, the Gulf and Singapore. Trademark cleared in your jurisdiction before we present. Full IP transferred to you. Invoiced in USD, GBP or AED.
Since 2014
Twelve years of work, much of it across a border
Identity Makers has been naming and designing brands since 2014. In that time the studio's work has carried the names of international organisations, Mitsubishi, the Indian Embassy in Brussels and Rotary among them, alongside a long list of companies launching their first product.
Hiring a design partner in another country raises a specific set of questions, and they are rarely about portfolios. Portfolios are easy to judge. What is hard to judge from eight timezones away is everything underneath: when you can actually reach us, whether the name will clear, who owns the work, and how you pay us. This page answers those four directly.
By Gunjan Chordiya, Founder, Identity Makers · Published 14 August 2026
How we work across timezones
We schedule calls within your working hours and confirm the window before the project starts. Our clients are in the US, UK, the Gulf and Singapore, and none of them are asked to take a call at an unreasonable hour to keep a project moving. Between calls the work moves in writing, so progress never waits on a shared clock.
In a different timezone? Send your brief whenever suits you. We reply within 24 hours on business days and schedule the first call inside your working hours.
Contact usEmail gunjan@identitymakers.co · Call +1 (646) 701-8019 (international) or +91 797 668 0456 (India)
Trademark clearance in your jurisdiction
Most naming studios name first and clear later: they present a shortlist, you fall for one, and only then does anyone run a search. When it comes back blocked you have lost weeks, and the attachment to the dead name makes your second choice feel like a compromise forever. We clear before we present.
USPTO
Searched against the relevant Nice classes for your goods and services, including phonetic and confusingly-similar marks, not just exact matches.
UKIPO
Register searched on the same basis, run separately from the EU position where that distinction matters to you.
GCC filings
There is no single GCC-wide registration. Protection means separate national filings across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. We check the markets you actually trade in.
Domain availability is checked at the same time, because a name that clears the register but has no usable domain is only half a name. To be precise about what this is: our clearance is a knock-out search, designed to eliminate names that are obviously unavailable before you invest attention in them. It is not a legal opinion and does not replace a filing attorney in your jurisdiction. It makes sure the attorney you eventually instruct is reviewing a shortlist worth paying them to review.
Names and identities built to travel
Three recent projects for brands in India and abroad.
Logo DesignAmerican Global School
A Florida-based online school. A logo that integrates a book and a glowing lightbulb.
Name + IdentitySiyuti
An Indian ethnic apparel manufacturer supplying stores in India and abroad, with a focus on e-commerce.
FoodVividNectar
A farm-led brand of pure A2 desi cow ghee. Identity, logo and packaging for an honest premium product.
You own it. Not a licence. Not a usage right.
Full intellectual property in the final delivered work transfers to you on final payment, including the wordmark, the logo, the source files, and the name itself where a name has been developed.
Written agreement, signed first
Every engagement runs on a written agreement signed before work begins, setting out scope, deliverables, revision rounds, timeline and the transfer of rights.
A handshake isn't a contract
We know this is the single biggest anxiety in hiring a studio in another country. So it is written down, in English, before anyone starts designing.
Open files, no lock-in
Working files are handed over in open, editable formats. If you later take the brand in-house or move to another studio, you don't need us to make a change.
Paying us from abroad
We invoice in USD, GBP or AED, whichever suits your finance team. There is no requirement to transact in rupees, and payment is 100% upfront, which lets us reserve the team’s time for your project.
International wire
Standard bank transfer, with full details on the invoice in the format your accounts team expects.
Fast and low-cost
Usually the quickest and cheapest route for smaller engagements, at a better rate than most bank wires.
Company card
For clients who prefer to keep the spend on a card and reconcile it the usual way.
What it costs
Published starting prices, identical to our pricing page. All prices exclusive of taxes.
Kickstarter
Starting atExclusive of taxes
Pocket-friendly brand identity
- Brand Name Options
- Logo Design Concepts
7–15 Days Delivery
Get StartedPopular
Starting atExclusive of taxes
Recommended for startups
- Brand Name Options
- Logo Design Concepts
- Stationery Design
- Brochure Design
15–30 Days Delivery
Get StartedEnd to End
Starting atExclusive of taxes
Recommended for visionary startups
- Brand Name Options
- Logo Design Concepts
- Stationery Design
- Brochure Design
- Website / Mobile App Design
- Packaging Design
30–45 Days Delivery
Get StartedAll prices are starting prices. Contact us for exact pricing.
Individual assets, brand name, logo design or package design, start at $199 each. Prices exclude taxes and start from the figures shown; the final quote depends on the number of concepts, the size of the rollout and the markets you need cleared. Full detail is on our packages page.
What Does Branding Cost in 2026?
Typical ranges people are quoted in the market today, so you can compare like with like.
Typical reviewed branding project worldwide.
Average for branding agencies listed on Clutch.
Average Clutch rate for India-based branding agencies.
Kickstarter, Popular and End to End identity packages. Contact us for exact pricing.
Indicative ranges from published pricing guides, checked October 2026: Clutch, Sep 2026. Actual quotes vary with scope.
You will never wonder where the project stands
You complete a written brief covering your market, audience, competitors and positioning, followed by a live call inside your working hours to interrogate it. Presentations are delivered as annotated decks and recorded, so stakeholders who could not attend see the reasoning rather than just the artwork. Feedback is consolidated in writing at each round, so no decision depends on someone remembering what was said on a call.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a branding agency cost?
Most branding projects reviewed on Clutch fall between $10,000 and $49,999, with branding agencies averaging $100 to $149 per hour globally and $25 to $49 per hour in India. Identity Makers packages start at $299 (Kickstarter), $599 (Popular) and $1,199 (End to End). Contact us for exact pricing.
What are your working hours in my timezone?
We schedule calls within your working hours and confirm the window before the project starts. Between calls the work moves in writing, annotated decks and consolidated written feedback, so nothing waits on a shared clock.
Who owns the brand name and logo when it's finished?
You do. Full intellectual property in the final delivered work transfers to you on final payment, including the wordmark, logo, source files and the name. This is set out in a written agreement signed before work begins, and working files are supplied in open, editable formats.
How can I pay from outside India?
By international bank wire (SWIFT), Wise, or card. We invoice in USD, GBP or AED. Payment is 100% upfront, which lets us reserve the team’s time for your project.
Do you check trademarks in my country, or only in India?
In your country. We run USPTO searches for the United States, UKIPO for the United Kingdom, and per-country GCC filings for the Middle East, covering the relevant classes for your goods and services. Clearance happens before we present, not after you choose. It is a knock-out search rather than a legal opinion, and does not replace a filing attorney in your jurisdiction.
How does briefing work if we never meet in person?
A written brief, then a live call inside your working hours to interrogate it. Presentations are annotated and recorded so absent stakeholders see the reasoning, and feedback is consolidated in writing at each round.
What are typical timelines?
Individual assets such as a name or a logo generally run 4 to 10 days. Combined engagements run longer in proportion to scope, with full end-to-end identity programmes taking 30 to 45 days. Timelines are confirmed in the written agreement before work starts.
Where to look next
Tell us which market you're launching in. We come back within 24 hours on business days with a scope, a timeline and the registers we would clear against.
Identity Makers
Ramdwara Marg, Bhilwara, Rajasthan 311001, India
International +1 (646) 701-8019 · India +91 797 668 0456
gunjan@identitymakers.co