Trademark Objection Reply

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Trademark Objection Reply - Procedure, Documents Required, Fees

Trademark registration is a lengthy process and usually takes around 6-18 months. The foremost and most important step is the examination report issued by the Registrar which decides whether the trademark objection would arise or not.

For registering a trademark, you first need to fill an application form for registration of the trademark and then the application is examined by the Registrar for any inconsistencies. This examination process might take around 30-45 days. There are chances if the Registrar accepts the trademark absolutely, conditionally, or object to it.

The registrar could object to the trademark under “Section 9 & 11 in The Trade Marks Act, 1999”. If the application form contains any set of false or incorrect information about the trademark or the applicant’s particulars then the registrar raises an objection to the trademark and sends it to the applicant.

What is Trademark Objection?

Trademark Objection simply doesn’t mean refusal of trademark registration application but in fact, significantly demands a sense of clarity regarding the trademark that applicant has opted for registration. When the trademark application reaches out to the Registrar and registrar finds out any incorrect information in the application form or not finds the trademark appropriate for registration with any sort of reason then he marks the trademark application as objected and sends the examination report to the applicant along with the reasons and grounds of raising objection against it.

The Applicant has to file the trademark objection response in support of their favor. If the applicant fails to do so then the application will get rejected. Now let’s get a basic idea about why the trademark is objected to. What is the format for replying to trademark objections? How to check if our Trademark application is objected or not?

Documents Required for Trademark Objection Reply

Documentation required for replying to the trademark objection are as follows:

Brand Logo
Examination Report
Supporting Proof of Logo Ownership
Proof of your identity
Address proof