Is INSTITUTE trademarked in India?

154 applications named INSTITUTE

Showing the newest 40 of 154.

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "INSTITUTE"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 7 (machines and motors), class 9 (electronics and software), class 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), class 16 (paper, printing and stationery), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate), class 40 (treatment of materials and manufacturing), class 41 (education and entertainment), class 42 (software, it and design services) 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 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 10 (medical devices), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery) and class 8 (hand tools), 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. "INSTITUTE" appears in 11 classes; the other 34 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 11 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• INS TITUTE logosame letters, spaced differently · class 99 () · [International Registration No. : 1691102]
• IN S TITUTE logosame letters, spaced differently · class 16 (Paper, printing and stationery) · Proprietor of Abhinav Academy
• AQRIN Design Institutecontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (K. C. P.)
• DR. FIXIT INSTITUTEcontains the name · class 16 (Paper, printing and stationery) · Pidilite Industries Limited
• EICS EXCELLENTIA INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIEScontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (M. A.)
• PAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCEScontains the name · class 44 (Medical, beauty and agricultural services) · Balaji Cure And Care Hospital Private Limited
• CUTIS INSTITUTEcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Cutis Institute Of Medicine And Surgery Private…
• ARKA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTEcontains the name · class 42 (Software, IT and design services) · Abhaya Superspeciality Hospitals Private Limited
• COLLATE INSTITUTE PRIVATE LIMITEDcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Collate Institute Private Limited Tower A…
• MCI MY COMPUTER INSTITUTEcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · My Computer Institute
• Craftune : Music Institutecontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (R. B. J.)
• IICPA (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL…contains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (P. G.)

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

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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.