Is FINESTA trademarked in India?

8 applications named FINESTA

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "FINESTA"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate) and class 41 (education and entertainment), 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 7 (machines and motors), class 9 (electronics and software), class 21 (household and kitchenware) 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. "FINESTA" appears in 3 classes; the other 42 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 1 similar name in the same class (below).

Similar names in the journal

• NESTAcontains the name · class 33 (Alcoholic beverages) · Ads Spirits PVT. LTD.
• FINEST AND logocontains the name · class 33 (Alcoholic beverages) · Indospirit Beverages Private Limited
• FINEST logocontains the name · class 21 (Household and kitchenware) · Individual applicant (A. K.)
• gFineStar logocontains the name · class 19 (Building materials) · Proprietor of Vijay Sales Agency
• Inesta logocontains the name · class 19 (Building materials) · Abs Industries
• FINESTAR logocontains the name · class 2 (Paints and coatings) · Individual applicant (A. C.)
• Fines logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · International Fitness Training Academy
• FINESTFITsimilar spelling · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Proprietor of Mahasar Mata Textiles
• FINPURE FINEST EVERsimilar spelling · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Purosis International LLP
• FINESTERsimilar spelling · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Individual applicant (S. B.)
• FINESTEPsimilar spelling · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Individual applicant (D. S.)
• FINEST TOUCHsimilar spelling · class 10 (Medical devices) · Vantage Surgical 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 FINESTA

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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.