India, March 18 -- The Trade Marks Registry has withdrawn its acceptance of an application for the registration of the mark 'CHUTIYARAM' for the Namkeen and biscuits brand. According to a report by the legal website Bar and Bench, the registry claimed that the mark had been accepted "in error" and was subject to objections under Sections 9 and 11 of the Act.

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The order issued by the Trade Marks Registry stated that the registration of the mark did not meet the criteria for registration under Section 9/11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. "Therefore, the Registrar proposes to withdraw the acceptance pursuant to Section 19 of the Act, read with Rule 38 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, and has sch...