Is HESTABIT trademarked in India?

8 applications named HESTABIT

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "HESTABIT"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 9 (electronics and software), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 38 (telecommunications) 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 41 (education and entertainment), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate) and class 39 (transport, logistics and travel), 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. "HESTABIT" appears in 4 classes; the other 41 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 2 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• HABIT HEALTHsimilar spelling · class 42 (Software, IT and design services) · Hcl Avitas Private Limited
• HESTAFLAMsimilar spelling · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Hester Biosciences Limited.
• HESTANsimilar spelling · class 21 (Household and kitchenware) · Meyer Intellectual Properties Limited
• HESTACOXsimilar spelling · class 31 (Fresh produce and agriculture) · Hester Biosciences Limited.
• HESTACEFsimilar spelling · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Hester Biosciences Limited.
• HESTALIVsimilar spelling · class 31 (Fresh produce and agriculture) · Hester Biosciences Limited.
• HESTA logosimilar spelling · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Individual applicant (O. O.)

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

Questions about HESTABIT

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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.