Is BLUELINE trademarked in India?

11 applications named BLUELINE

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "BLUELINE"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 7 (machines and motors), class 17 (rubber and insulating materials), class 21 (household and kitchenware), class 22 (ropes, nets and tents), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 38 (telecommunications), class 39 (transport, logistics and travel), class 41 (education and entertainment) and class 42 (software, it and design services), a new application for an identical or confusingly similar name is likely to be objected to by the Registry under Section 11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, or opposed by the earlier applicant. Closely related classes, such as class 8 (hand tools), class 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), class 12 (vehicles) and class 37 (construction, installation and repair), carry the same risk.

For unrelated goods, often yes. The same word can be registered by different owners in different classes when the goods are unrelated and the earlier mark is not well known. "BLUELINE" appears in 9 classes; the other 36 may still be open, subject to a search.

A small change rarely helps. Adding a word, changing a letter or using a logo does not avoid conflict on its own: marks are compared as a whole, by look, sound and idea. We already see 6 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• BLUE LINEsame letters, spaced differently · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Mth Trade India PVT. LTD.
• BLUE LINE BL 50contains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Mth Trade India Private Limited
• Bluelinescontains the name · class 32 (Beverages, non-alcoholic) · Individual applicant (B. N. S.)
• BLUELINE Priority claimed from 28/09/2020; Application No.…contains the name · class 7 (Machines and motors) · Medmix Switzerland Ag
• Blueline Musiccontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Blueline Films Production Private Limited
• BUTTERFLY BLUELINEcontains the name · class 21 (Household and kitchenware) · Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Limited
• PIBLUELINEcontains the name · class 7 (Machines and motors) · Prithvi Industries
• BLUE OCEAN BLUELINE LOGISTICS logocontains the name · class 39 (Transport, logistics and travel) · Blue Ocean Blue Line Logistics Private Limited
• Aqua Blue line logocontains the name · class 11 (Lighting, heating and cooling) · Proprietor of Gobind Enterprises
• Alpine Bluesimilar spelling · class 32 (Beverages, non-alcoholic) · Individual applicant (P. C.)
• VALUELINEsimilar spelling · class 38 (Telecommunications) · Value Line Homestyle Private Limited
• BLUELIFEsimilar spelling · class 11 (Lighting, heating and cooling) · Proprietor of Konica Appliances

Matched by spelling and containment across every issue since August 2021. Our free report and Brand Watch also check sounds-alike names.

Questions about BLUELINE

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Source and limits. Built from the Trade Marks Journal published by the Registrar of Trade Marks (a public record), issues from August 2021 onwards, as advertised and subject to transcription errors. The journal shows that an application was accepted and advertised; it does not show what happened afterwards (registration, opposition, withdrawal or abandonment), applications not yet advertised, or marks advertised before August 2021, so this is not the live register status. Applicants may ask for a correction or removal by writing to mehak@trademarkindia.pro. Information only, not legal advice and not a solicitation.