Is Mills trademarked in India?

29 applications named Mills

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "Mills"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 7 (machines and motors), class 23 (yarns and threads), class 24 (textiles and fabrics), class 25 (clothing, footwear and headwear), class 29 (meat, dairy and processed food), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), 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 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 21 (household and kitchenware), class 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural services) 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. "Mills" appears in 9 classes; the other 36 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 10 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• WILLS & MILLER logosame letters, spaced differently · class 20 (Furniture) · Individual applicant (S. A.)
• CHHABRA FLOUR MILLScontains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Chhabra Flour Mills
• MILLSMORcontains the name · class 29 (Meat, dairy and processed food) · Aashdit Nutritech Private Limited
• Lokpriya Spinning Millscontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Apl Corporation PVT. LTD.
• AMIYA SILK MILLScontains the name · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Proprietor of Amiya Silk Mills
• SSMILLScontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Individual applicant (S. G. D.)
• Union Rubber Millscontains the name · class 17 (Rubber and insulating materials) · Union Rubber Mills
• SUBASHREE COTTON MILLScontains the name · class 24 (Textiles and fabrics) · N. Balasubramaniam Textiles
• AMRIT MILLScontains the name · class 24 (Textiles and fabrics) · Proprietor of Royal Impex
• Global Silk Mills Pvt. Ltd.contains the name · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Global Silk Mills Private Limited
• THE MILLScontains the name · class 36 (Finance, insurance and real estate) · Raja Bahadur International Limited
• Jagdish Millscontains the name · class 29 (Meat, dairy and processed food) · Individual applicant (G. J.)

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.