Is KINDERGARTEN trademarked in India?

17 applications named KINDERGARTEN

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "KINDERGARTEN"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), class 31 (fresh produce and agriculture) 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 21 (household and kitchenware), class 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural services), class 35 (advertising, business and retail) and class 10 (medical devices), 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. "KINDERGARTEN" appears in 5 classes; the other 40 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

• MOTHER'S PET KINDERGARTENcontains the name · class 18 (Leather, bags and luggage) · Lighthouse Learning Private Limited
• Bluebirds Kindergartencontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (P. K.)
• RK WISDOM DAFFODILS PLAYWAY NURSERY & KINDERGARTENcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (R. K. T.)
• Happy Kindergartencontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (S. R.)
• VIVERO KINDERGARTENcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Edvance Pre-Schools Private Limited
• MANKIND’S KINDERGARTENcontains the name · class 31 (Fresh produce and agriculture) · Mankind Pharma Limited
• Kindergarten and Daycare logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Raising Cubs Educational Institution…
• Transitional Kindergarten with Daycare logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (L. B.)
• KINDERGARTEN OF KDMA logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Sanjay Kapoor President Of M/S- Karam Devi…
• Kindergarten & Daycare logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (R. O. M.)
• Indus Valley Kindergarten logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Indus Valley World School PVT. LTD.
• Kindergarten by BAJAJ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL logocontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (S. B.)

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

Questions about KINDERGARTEN

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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.