Former Indian cricket crew captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a trademark utility for the phrase ‘CAPTAIN COOL’, a sobriquet extensively related together with his calm on-field manner.
In accordance with the Commerce Marks Registry portal, the appliance’s standing is ‘accepted and marketed’. It was printed within the official trademark journal on June 16. The appliance was filed on June 5, 2023.
The proposed trademark is registered beneath the class for sports activities coaching, offering sports activities coaching amenities, sports activities teaching and providers.
No feedback might instantly be obtained from Dhoni.
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Curiously, one other firm, Prabha Talent Sports activities (OPC) Pvt Ltd, had earlier filed the same utility for the phrase. Nonetheless, that utility’s standing is exhibiting as ‘rectification filed’.
Earlier this month, Dhoni was inducted into the ICC’s Corridor of Fame for the yr 2025 together with seven cricketers, together with Australian nice Matthew Hayden and South Africa’s Hashim Amla. The ICC hailed Dhoni as a participant who excelled not simply in numbers but in addition in “extraordinary consistency, health and longevity”.
“Celebrated for his calm beneath strain and unmatched tactical nous, but in addition a trailblazer within the shorter codecs, MS Dhoni’s legacy as one of many recreation’s biggest finishers, leaders and wicketkeepers has been honoured together with his induction into the ICC Cricket Corridor of Fame,” the ICC assertion had stated.
Commenting on the appliance, Nilanshu Shekhar, founding accomplice at legislation agency KAnalysis, stated that from the date of publication — June 16, 2025, on this case — a four-month window is offered throughout which anybody who believes the brand new trademark could infringe upon his or her rights can file an opposition.
“Primarily, this offers others a good likelihood to lift any objections earlier than the trademark is lastly registered. If no opposition is raised by October 15, 2025, the trademark will transfer ahead to registration,” he stated.
Shekhar added that if somebody information an opposition, it turns into a authorized dispute and the applicant has to reply.
“A choice is then made by the Trademark Workplace. This course of ensures that logos are granted pretty and don’t intervene with current rights,” he added.
In India, the method of registering a trademark begins when an utility is filed with the Trademark Workplace. First, the appliance is checked for correct format after which examined on its deserves. This implies the examiner critiques whether or not the mark is obvious, distinctive, and never too just like current marks.
If the examiner finds any points, the applicant is invited to clarify or repair them and as soon as these issues are resolved, the trademark is accepted and printed within the official Commerce Marks Journal, which is sort of a public discover, he defined.