Is CATE trademarked in India?

22 applications named CATE

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "CATE"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 12 (vehicles), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate), class 39 (transport, logistics and travel), class 41 (education and entertainment), class 43 (food services and accommodation) and class 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural 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 21 (household and kitchenware), class 10 (medical devices), class 37 (construction, installation and repair) and class 9 (electronics and software), 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. "CATE" appears in 10 classes; the other 35 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 9 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• FUCATEROcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Hetero Labs Limited
• SRI SRI CATERERS AND WEDDING PLANNERScontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (V. B.)
• XpentraCategorisecontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Q2pay Technologies Private Limited
• Syndicate Wiper Bladecontains the name · class 12 (Vehicles) · Individual applicant (R. S.)
• CATERING BY DESIGN FROM PRICOL GOURMETcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Pricol Holdings Private Limited
• CaterVersecontains the name · class 99 () · Individual applicant (C. S. V.)
• CATERWEALTHcontains the name · class 13 (Firearms and fireworks) · Individual applicant (D. A.)
• HARIOM CATERERScontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Proprietor of Hariom Caterers
• LAWducatecontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Shrivalli Ghosh
• M M R CATERING & EVENTScontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (M. M. R.)
• THE CATERING CO. BY PRICOL GOURMETcontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Pricol Holdings Private Limited
• Wigwam Fabricate Classiccontains the name · class 19 (Building materials) · Savitri Woods

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

Questions about CATE

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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.