Is M-FOUR trademarked in India?

12 applications named M-FOUR

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "M-FOUR"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 7 (machines and motors), class 8 (hand tools), class 35 (advertising, business and retail) and class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate), 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 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), class 12 (vehicles), class 37 (construction, installation and repair) and class 21 (household and kitchenware), 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. "M-FOUR" 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 3 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• FormFourcontains the name · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Individual applicant (S. R.)
• M FOUR - MIGHTY FORCEcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · M. Gulamali And Sons
• M-FOUR FOUNDATIONcontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · M-Four Foundation
• M-FOUR ESTATEScontains the name · class 36 (Finance, insurance and real estate) · M-Four Estates Private Limited
• M-FOUR FOUNDATION WITH DEVICE M4contains the name · class 36 (Finance, insurance and real estate) · M-Four Foundation
• MlYem Four logocontains the name · class 37 (Construction, installation and repair) · Yem Four Construction And Solutions
• FOUR MOOV logosimilar spelling · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (C. K.)
• FOUR MORE Cakes logosimilar spelling · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (S. K.)
• FOUR AXISsimilar spelling · class 26 (Lace, buttons and accessories) · Individual applicant (M. M. A.)
• I-FOURsimilar spelling · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Individual applicant (H. G. H.)
• FOUR COFFEEsimilar spelling · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Czars Coffee LLP
• FOUR WHISTLESsimilar spelling · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Four Whistles 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 M-FOUR

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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.