How to Reply to Trademark Examination Report
The response to an objection in a trademark examination report can be submitted by the trademark applicant or an agent authorized by the trademark applicant as the “Reply to Examination Report”. The response can be submitted by sending a scanned copy (pdf file format) of the reply to examination report to parm.tmr@nic.in or could be uploaded online through the trademark office website or could also be submitted by person or post. Any affidavit and supporting documents should also be submitted along with the Reply to Examination Report.
Objection as to Wrong Classification of Trademark Class
In case of objection due to the goods or services mentioned in the application do not fall in the correct trademark class, the trademark applicant may file a request for correcting the class or state that as per classification of goods or services published by the Registrar, goods or services have been rightly classified.
In case of objection to the effect that some goods or services mentioned in the application do not fall in the class, the applicant may file a request for amendment of the application by deleting items that do not fall in the relevant class. The applicant can also state that as per classification of goods or services published by the Registrar, all items fall in the class mentioned in the application.
