Is COMMERCE trademarked in India?

32 applications named COMMERCE

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "COMMERCE"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 12 (vehicles), class 16 (paper, printing and stationery), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate), class 37 (construction, installation and repair), class 41 (education and entertainment), class 42 (software, it and design services) and class 45 (legal, security and personal 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 9 (electronics and software), class 4 (fuels, oils and candles), class 29 (meat, dairy and processed food) and class 32 (beverages, non-alcoholic), 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. "COMMERCE" 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 9 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• HOUDINI QUICKCOMMERCEcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Gigvala Technologies LLP
• rediffCOMMERCEcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Rediff.Com India Limited
• RD College of Commerce and Professional Studiescontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Rd Educational And Charitable Trust
• HUBSCALE COMMERCEcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Hubscale Commerce LLP
• Universal Commercecontains the name · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Cnetric Global (P) LTD
• LEVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIES & AGRICULTUREcontains the name · class 45 (Legal, security and personal services) · Leva Chamber Of Commerce Industries And…
• g-commercecontains the name · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Nazara Technologies Limited
• ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce)contains the name · class 38 (Telecommunications) · Open Network For Digital Commerce
• THE SOUTHERN INDIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCEcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · The Southern India Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
• THE SOUTHERN INDIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · The Southern India Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
• ET Now Retail E-Commerce Innovation Summitcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Times Strategic Solutions Limited
• NOETIC LOGISTIEX-ENABLING NEW AGE COMMERCEcontains the name · class 42 (Software, IT and design services) · Noetic Logistiex Private Limited

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

Questions about COMMERCE

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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.