Is SOCIAL trademarked in India?

82 applications named SOCIAL

Showing the newest 40 of 82.

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "SOCIAL"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 9 (electronics and software), class 16 (paper, printing and stationery), class 20 (furniture), class 21 (household and kitchenware), class 25 (clothing, footwear and headwear), class 28 (toys, games and sports), class 34 (tobacco and smokers' articles), class 35 (advertising, business and retail), class 36 (finance, insurance and real estate), class 38 (telecommunications), class 41 (education and entertainment), class 42 (software, it and design services), class 43 (food services and accommodation), class 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural services) and class 45 (legal, security and personal 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 24 (textiles and fabrics), class 6 (metal goods), class 8 (hand tools) and class 11 (lighting, heating and cooling), 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. "SOCIAL" appears in 15 classes; the other 30 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

• SOCIALVERSEcontains the name · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Cosmic Line LLP
• SOCIALIGHTcontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Pices Ingredients And Extracts Private Limited
• THE PIZZA SOCIALcontains the name · class 43 (Food services and accommodation) · Individual applicant (A. S.)
• CRICSOCIALcontains the name · class 28 (Toys, games and sports) · Playverse INC
• The Social Blinkcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · The Social Blink
• SOCIAL CALORIEScontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Proprietor of Social Calories
• Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the…contains the name · class 36 (Finance, insurance and real estate) · Krea University
• ARISE SOCIAL WELFARE TRUSTcontains the name · class 45 (Legal, security and personal services) · Arise Social Welfare Trust
• SOCIAL ROUTEScontains the name · class 39 (Transport, logistics and travel) · Individual applicant (N. V.)
• Hirecentive Socialcontains the name · class 42 (Software, IT and design services) · Hirecentive Network Technologies LLP
• FastSocialcontains the name · class 9 (Electronics and software) · Greyblue Ventures PVT. LTD.
• The Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity and Social…contains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Public Health Foundation Of India

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.