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When the status of the Trademark in the Indian Trade Mark Registry website is shown as ‘objected’, this means that the Trademark examiner has raised an objection against the Trademark. The Registrar, after scrutinizing the trade mark application can raise objections against the application under Section 9 and/or Section 11 of the Trademark Act, 1999.

Trademark objection is made under Section 9 if the Registrar thinks that the mark is descriptive of goods indicating quality or nature of goods. This means that if the mark is not a specific name, but a description of the work or the quality of the product, then the Registrar can raise an objection on the lack of distinctiveness of the Trademark. Registrar can also object to the trade mark application under Section 11 of the Trademark Act if the trade mark is identical or similar to trade mark which is already on the Trademark Registry or even similar to an already pending trade mark application.

If the examiner has objected to the Trademark application, a written response should be filed by the applicant within 30 days of receiving the examination report or when it comes to the knowledge of the applicant that the report is online. Sabkuch Legal is one of the best in the domain in preparing responses to Trademark Objection.

Replying to a Trademark Objection has following steps:

• Analyse the Trademark Objection
• Drafting of the objection by expert lawyers
• Attend the Trademark hearing if and when conducted
• Publication in Trademark Journal on acceptance

• The existing trademark will be saved from being rejected and be considered for further processing
• When the stated response specifies the uniqueness of the mark, the possibility of it getting registered is high, thereby protecting the brand against infringement.
• In case of objection it is better to file a trademark appeal against the registrar rather than file a new application if you feel that your appeal has good rationale.

The status of the trademark application will be continuously tracked by us and informed to you. The status will be displayed as “Objected”.

Trademarks are rejected due to the following reasons:

• They are descriptive of goods including qyality or nature of goods
• Absence of unique terms
• Official and Patriotic resemblances-like flag or emblem
• Usage of identical marks in the industry

Sabkuch Legal professionals can help file extension thirty days after the deadline.

The applicant may request a hearing adjournment if not able to attend it.

We try our best to complete your task in shortest possible time.