To the Registrar of Trade Marks
Re: Application [number], Class [class], mark [exact mark]
Applicant: [legal name]
Reply to examination report dated [date], received on [date]: objection under Section 9(2)([clause])

1. This reply addresses the objection under Section 9(2)([a/b/c/d]). The application covers [exact goods/services]. The mark sought to be registered is [word/device/composite mark as filed]. [If the mark contains words in a script other than Hindi or English:] The transliteration and translation filed with the application are [details], and the words belong to [language].

2. The mark means [accurate meaning in each relevant language, including any colloquial or secondary meaning known to the applicant]. It was adopted on [date, if known] because [actual reason]. The relevant purchasers of [goods/services] are [description]. They are likely to understand the mark as [explanation], for the reasons and material in Annexure [reference].

3. [KEEP ONLY IF SECTION 9(2)(a) IS CITED:] The report states that the mark may suggest [characteristic, origin, composition or connection identified in the report]. The applicant's response is [the goods/services have that characteristic, as shown in Annexure (reference) / the term would not be understood as a factual statement about these goods/services because (reason)]. This objection concerns the nature of the mark itself; any earlier-mark citation is answered separately under Section 11.

4. [OPTIONAL—omit unless supported:] The mark names or describes [goods/services]. The applicant offers the undertaking contemplated by Rule 30(2) that this name or description will be varied when the mark is used for [other goods/services in the specification].

5. [KEEP ONLY IF SECTION 9(2)(b) IS CITED:] The report links [word/device element] with [religious figure, symbol or text]. As filed, the element appears as [description] and is used for [goods/services]. The applicant submits that it is not likely to hurt the religious susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizens of India because [specific reasons, such as its ordinary use as a personal or place name, the manner of depiction or the nature of the goods/services], supported by Annexure [reference]. The applicant does not rely only on the fact that other traders use similar names.

6. [KEEP ONLY IF SECTION 9(2)(c) IS CITED:] The report treats the mark as [scandalous/obscene] because [stated reason]. Considering its ordinary and colloquial meanings in [languages] and the relevant purchasers, the applicant's position is [explanation]. Any other meaning known to the applicant is [meaning], and it is addressed as follows: [analysis].

7. [KEEP ONLY IF SECTION 9(2)(d) IS CITED:] The report refers to [name/emblem] under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. The applicant's position is [the element is not a name or emblem specified in the Schedule to that Act, or a colourable imitation of one, because (facts) / the applicant holds the previous permission of (the Central Government or its authorised officer) dated (date), Annexure (reference)]. No permission is claimed unless a copy is filed.

8. [OPTIONAL—omit unless supported:] To address the objection for part of the specification, the applicant has requested, by [Form TM-M request reference and date], amendment of the specification to [exact restricted wording]. The amendment does not add goods or services or alter the mark.

9. [OPTIONAL—omit unless supported:] The mark has been used since [date] for [goods/services] in [territory]. After [describe the inquiries actually made], the applicant has no record of complaints that customers were deceived or offended. This is offered as context on how the mark is perceived, not as a statutory exception.

10. The applicant requests withdrawal of the Section 9(2) objection and acceptance of the application[, as restricted in paragraph 8], subject to the Registrar's assessment. If the objection remains, the applicant requests a hearing on the unresolved point.

Annexures: [numbered list]
[Name, capacity, signature, date and address for service]