{"id":17481,"date":"2020-12-05T15:20:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T09:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/?p=17481"},"modified":"2020-12-09T12:40:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:10:17","slug":"different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Ways to Avoid a Trademark Objection in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It is true that the Trademark plays a very important role\nin making a certain product successful in the market. It is indeed not so easy\nto make a trademark and for a company providing a product has to make his mark\nregistered to protect their brands from any infringement. But, during the\nprocess of registration, sometimes the registrar may raise an objection to\nregister a mark on various grounds. And therefore there are different ways to\navoid a Trademark being objected by him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog will talk about some of the ideas on how one\ncan avoid getting his mark objected. All these grounds help a person to get his\nmark registered without any hassle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab8f445611\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab8f445611\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#What_exactly_Trademark_Objection_means\" title=\"What exactly Trademark Objection means?&nbsp;\">What exactly Trademark Objection means?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#What_are_the_Reasons_for_Trademark_Objection\" title=\"What are the Reasons for Trademark Objection?\">What are the Reasons for Trademark Objection?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#What_are_the_different_ways_to_avoid_trademark_objection_in_India\" title=\"What are the different ways to avoid trademark objection\nin India?\">What are the different ways to avoid trademark objection\nin India?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Conduct_an_intensive_and_exhaustive_research\" title=\"Conduct an intensive and exhaustive research\">Conduct an intensive and exhaustive research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#To_use_a_mark_that_has_a_Distinctive_Identity\" title=\"To use a mark, that has a Distinctive Identity.&nbsp;\">To use a mark, that has a Distinctive Identity.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Avoid_marks_which_are_deceptively_similar\" title=\"Avoid marks which are deceptively similar.&nbsp;\">Avoid marks which are deceptively similar.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Avoid_using_Common_words_and_use_coin_words\" title=\"Avoid using Common words and use coin words.\">Avoid using Common words and use coin words.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#No_use_of_names_relating_to_geographical_locations\" title=\"No use of names relating to geographical locations\">No use of names relating to geographical locations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Avoid_errors_while_drafting_the_application\" title=\"Avoid errors while drafting the application\">Avoid errors while drafting the application<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Conduct_the_intensive_research_relating_to_the_field_of_operation_only\" title=\"Conduct the intensive research relating to the field of\noperation only&nbsp;\">Conduct the intensive research relating to the field of\noperation only&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Avoid_marks_which_are_offensive\" title=\"Avoid marks which are offensive\">Avoid marks which are offensive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/different-ways-to-avoid-a-trademark-objection-in-india\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_exactly_Trademark_Objection_means\"><\/span>What exactly Trademark Objection means?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a company decides to file an application for the\nregistration of a trademark, a trademark examination officer is appointed\nduring the process who examines the application. During that process, if the\nexamination officer feels that the application has any errors, he may raise an\nobjection to proceed further. Such an objection is called a Trademark\nObjection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant is then required to file a reply to the\nexamination report stating as to why his application must be accepted for\nfurther procedure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Reasons_for_Trademark_Objection\"><\/span>What are the Reasons for Trademark Objection?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/what-are-the-reasons-for-trademark-objection-and-how-to-respond-to-them\/\" class=\"text-primary\">reasons<\/a><\/strong> for the objection of a trademark are: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reasons-for-Trademark-Objection.png\" alt=\"Reasons for Trademark Objection\" class=\"wp-image-17526\" width=\"543\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reasons-for-Trademark-Objection.png 1000w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reasons-for-Trademark-Objection-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reasons-for-Trademark-Objection-768x636.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Errors in the name of the applicant&nbsp;<\/li><li>Using of wrong application form&nbsp;<\/li><li>Deceptively Similar mark have been used<\/li><li>Vague and Indefinite specification of the goods or services.&nbsp;<\/li><li>No distinctive identity in the mark<\/li><li>No submission of power of Attorney, where the application is submitted by an agent on the behalf of applicant&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_different_ways_to_avoid_trademark_objection_in_India\"><\/span>What are the different ways to avoid trademark objection\nin India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trademark objection is certain to happen, and it cannot be controlled by the applicant. There are different ways to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/trademark-objection\" class=\"text-primary\">avoid trademark objection<\/a><\/strong> which are mentioned below : &#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conduct_an_intensive_and_exhaustive_research\"><\/span>Conduct an intensive and exhaustive research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The very first step of an entrepreneur is to conduct a\nvery good and intensive research for a trademark. The applicant should research\nfor a mark which is unique and not deceptively similar to the already\nregistered mark. He should be careful during his research and make sure the\nmark should not be identical in any manner with the registered mark and not\nchoose a mark which is already abandoned by the Trademark registry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_use_a_mark_that_has_a_Distinctive_Identity\"><\/span>To use a mark, that has a Distinctive Identity.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a mark has a distinctive identity, the possibility\nof it being rejected by the registrar is less. Therefore, the applicant must\nchoose a mark which is unusual or extraordinary and is not even close to\nalready registered mark, either in the form of visual, shape, sound etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_marks_which_are_deceptively_similar\"><\/span>Avoid marks which are deceptively similar.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of conducting an examination by the\nexamination officer is to check whether the mark in the process of registration\nis not deceptively similar to a well-known trademark. Since, deceptively\nsimilar marks deceive and create confusion for the people between a well known\nmark and the mark in conflict; therefore the applicant must be sure that his\nmark is not deceptively similar to a well known mark at the time of\nregistration. Else the mark will not be accepted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_using_Common_words_and_use_coin_words\"><\/span>Avoid using Common words and use coin words.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant should not use words which are quite common\nas it creates chances for the application to get rejected. Instead, the\napplicant should coin words by himself. This creates uniqueness, and such word\ngrabs the attention as well. Therefore, words which are not common and rather\ncreated by the innovation of the applicant must be done in order to ease the\nprocess of Registration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_use_of_names_relating_to_geographical_locations\"><\/span>No use of names relating to geographical locations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using names relating to geographical locations should be\nabsolutely avoided. It is bound to be rejected at the time of\nregistration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_errors_while_drafting_the_application\"><\/span>Avoid errors while drafting the application<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant should be careful while drafting the\napplication. It should be drafted free from all kinds of errors. When errors\nappear in the application, the examination officer returns the application to\nrectify the errors. This results into the unnecessary delay in the\nprocess.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conduct_the_intensive_research_relating_to_the_field_of_operation_only\"><\/span>Conduct the intensive research relating to the field of\noperation only&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The research for a trademark by the applicant should be\ndone in his field of operation. This helps to easily link your trademark with\nthe work operation that the applicant is engaged in. Use of Traditional\ntrademarks must be avoided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_marks_which_are_offensive\"><\/span>Avoid marks which are offensive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant must avoid using of marks which are\noffensive as the registrar will refuse to register the mark if it is\ncontroversial in nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a trademark application is filed by the applicant, it is important for him to know how he can avoid a trademark objection by the registrar in different ways. The precautionary steps should always be taken by the applicant as it helps him to secure his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/trademark-registration\" class=\"text-primary\">trademark registration<\/a><\/strong> and the process is also not delayed due to any reason resulting in Trademark objection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicant should file the application for the registration of his trademark, complying with the rules and procedures specified under the Indian <strong>Trademarks Act, 1999<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/handle\/123456789\/1993?locale=en\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Also, Read:<\/b> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/how-to-file-a-trademark-objection-reply\/\">How to file a Trademark Objection Reply?<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is true that the Trademark plays a very important role in making a certain product successful in the market. It is indeed not so easy to make a trademark and for a company providing a product has to make his mark registered to protect their brands from any infringement. 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