{"id":15691,"date":"2026-02-15T11:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=15691"},"modified":"2026-02-15T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:38:54","slug":"no-new-grounds-without-opportunity-procedural-fairness-trademark-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/no-new-grounds-without-opportunity-procedural-fairness-trademark-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"No New Grounds Without Opportunity: Procedural Fairness Trademark Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The case revolves around the trademark registration battle for the mark ‘TAJPURIYA’ in Class 33 for alcoholic beverages, highlighting critical procedural safeguards in trademark examination and adjudication under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The Delhi High Court’s decision in this appeal underscores the imperative that the Registrar of Trade Marks must confine refusals to objections explicitly raised in the Examination Report, thereby upholding principles of natural justice and preventing arbitrary shifts in grounds for refusal. This ruling reinforces that applicants deserve a full and fair opportunity to address all objections, and any deviation renders the order unsustainable, especially when the mark is asserted to be arbitrary and devoid of direct descriptive or geographical linkage to the goods.<\/p>

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