What is Trademark Objection and How to file it?
When someone owns the trademark to a product, they can arrange to license other people to allow them to use the trademark in their business activities. A legal agreement draws up between the trademark owner who is called the licensor and the second person who becomes the licensee. What is Trademark Objection? The Trademark officer can anytime object to your trademark by explaining various reasons. A trademark objection could oppose because of an identical name, the likelihood of confusion, descriptive design, and prohibited name or detrimental to the existing trademark or the trademark you choose may hurt religious sentiments of some section or is likely to confuse the customers. Reasons for Trademark Objection After filing the trademark application, trademark examiner examines the application. These are done to ensure that the application is not inconsistent with the rules of brands. A trademark application may face an objection to any of the following reasons: