https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418192 Trade mark registration can be refused only on the specific statutory grounds in the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and a mark capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods or services is registrable unless a prohibition applies. The Delhi High Court noted that the refusal order did not identify any prior conflicting mark, deception, confusion, or descriptive character, and it gave only a conclusory finding on distinctiveness. It further held that, where no statutory bar exists, registration follows as a matter of right and the refusal must contain reasons on its face. The refusal was therefore set aside and registration was directed in the claimed classes subject to no other defect. en-us Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:18:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418192 Trade mark registration can be refused only on the specific statutory grounds in the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and a mark capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods or services is registrable unless a prohibition applies. The Delhi High Court noted that the refusal order did not identify any prior conflicting mark, deception, confusion, or descriptive character, and it gave only a conclusory finding on distinctiveness. It further held that, where no statutory bar exists, registration follows as a matter of right and the refusal must contain reasons on its face. The refusal was therefore set aside and registration was directed in the claimed classes subject to no other defect. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418192