Is VANILLA trademarked in India?

18 applications named VANILLA

Goods and services claimed

Can I use or register "VANILLA"?

For the same or related goods, probably not. In class 3 (cosmetics and cleaning), class 5 (pharmaceuticals and health), class 14 (jewellery and watches), class 21 (household and kitchenware), class 29 (meat, dairy and processed food), class 30 (staples, spices and confectionery), class 32 (beverages, non-alcoholic), class 35 (advertising, business and retail) and class 43 (food services and accommodation), 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 44 (medical, beauty and agricultural services), class 10 (medical devices), class 40 (treatment of materials and manufacturing) and class 26 (lace, buttons and accessories), 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. "VANILLA" 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 8 similar names in the same classes (below).

Similar names in the journal

• VA NILLA logosame letters, spaced differently · class 25 (Clothing, footwear and headwear) · Individual applicant (D. K.)
• Vanilla Vengeancecontains the name · class 41 (Education and entertainment) · Individual applicant (H. S. G.)
• VANILLA ON FIREcontains the name · class 35 (Advertising, business and retail) · Individual applicant (V. V.)
• ANMOL VANILLA MAZAAcontains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Anmol Industries Limited
• into the vanilla blisscontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Honasa Consumer Limited
• WOW VANILLAcontains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Modern Food Enterprises Private Limited
• FRENCH VANILLAcontains the name · class 10 (Medical devices) · Lrc Products Limited
• VIVANILLAcontains the name · class 14 (Jewellery and watches) · Fun Comm Private Limited
• Ajmal Oud & Vanillacontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Ajmal Holdings & Investments Private Limited
• VANILLA UNDERGROUNDcontains the name · class 18 (Leather, bags and luggage) · Proprietor of Nikisha Enterprise
• VANILLA COSMETICScontains the name · class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning) · Proprietor of Glokal Technologies
• VANILLA CREAM logocontains the name · class 30 (Staples, spices and confectionery) · Bhagwati Foods Private Limited

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.