Is FLORA trademarked in India?

24 applications named FLORA

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "FLORA"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 9 (electronics and software), class 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), class 14 (jewellery and watches), class 20 (furniture), class 21 (household and kitchenware), class 25 (clothing, footwear and headwear), class 29 (meat, dairy and processed food), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), class 31 (fresh produce and agriculture), class 32 (beverages, non-alcoholic), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 39 (transport, logistics and travel), class 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural 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 10 (medical devices), class 42 (software, it and design services), class 38 (telecommunications) and class 41 (education and entertainment), 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. "FLORA" appears in 16 classes; the other 29 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 12 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• FLORASHIFTcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Meghmani Lifesciences Limited
• FLORACASAcontains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Individual applicant (A. D.)
• FIBERFLORAcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Wellqen Life Sciences Private Limited
• ZENFLORAcontains the name · class 21 (Household and kitchenware) · Proprietor of Zoombuy
• Orofloracontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Zadafiya Corporation
• ZESTFLORAcontains the name · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Zestflora
• DYSFLORAcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Salutis Lifesciences PVT LTD
• FLORAPHAGIAcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Steris Healthcare PVT. LTD
• Flora Magiccontains the name · class 21 (Household and kitchenware) · Individual applicant (A. U. K.)
• CLASSIC FLORALcontains the name · class 14 (Jewellery and watches) · Gurukrupa Export Private Limited
• PACIFLORAcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Pacific Therapeutics Private Limited
• PROFLORATIVEcontains the name · class 31 (Fresh produce and agriculture) · Poultive Nutrition PVT. LTD.

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

Questions about FLORA

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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.