Is OTERIA trademarked in India?

15 applications named OTERIA

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "OTERIA"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health) and class 35 (advertising, business and retail), 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 10 (medical devices) and class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), 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. "OTERIA" appears in 3 classes; the other 42 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 6 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• SOTERIAcontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Rivpra Formulation PVT LTD
• TERIAcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Individual applicant (S. C.)
• NOTERIAcontains the name · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Berlax India Private Limited
• ECOTERIA logocontains the name · class 1 (Chemicals) · [International Registration No. : 1768920]
• Momoteria logocontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (P. R.)
• LivTeriasimilar spelling · class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and health) · Individual applicant (A. T. M.)
• Coco Osteriasimilar spelling · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (A. G.)
• OTerRisimilar spelling · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Individual applicant (S. M. B.)
• Missteriasimilar spelling · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Missteria International Private Limited
• Asteriasimilar spelling · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Reliance Retail Limited
• INTERIAsimilar spelling · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Individual applicant (A. A.)
• MATERIAsimilar spelling · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Material Technologies Corporation

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

Questions about OTERIA

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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.