Significant judgments under the trademark act
Supreme Court of India | Decided: 12 September 2018 Civil Appeal No. (arising from Division Bench judgment of the Bombay High Court) Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.F. Nariman & Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra Citation: 2018 SCC OnLine SC 1846 Background Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, the plaintiff and respondent before the Supreme Court, is the registered […]
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Delhi High Court | CS(COMM) 564/2022 & I.A. 12961/2022 Summons issued: 22 August 2022 | Final Order: 30 November 2022 Judge: Justice Amit Bansal Citation: CS(COMM) 564/2022 (Delhi High Court IPD) Background Starbucks Corporation is a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington in the United States of America. Its predecessor opened
Delhi High Court | Suit No. 159 of 1999 Decided on 9 March 2001 Judge: Justice Mukul Mudgal Citation: 2001 PTC 432 (Del) | 90 (2001) DLT 659 | 2001 (58) DRJ 306 Background Tata Sons Limited is one of the oldest and largest business conglomerates in India. The company has been the registered proprietor
Delhi High Court | I.A. No. 10115 of 1998 in Suit No. 2469 of 1998 Decided on 19 February 1999 Judge: Dr. M.K. Sharma J. Background Yahoo Inc. is an American company that has been operating as a global Internet media service provider under the trademark and domain name “Yahoo!” since 1994. The domain name
Delhi High Court (Division Bench) | FAO(OS) No. 352/2010 Decided on 1 November 2010 Bench: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Valmiki J. Mehta Background Marico Limited was the registered proprietor of the trademarks “LOSORB” and “LO-SORB” in Class 29 covering edible oils and allied products. The registrations were effective from 28 May 2001 and
Supreme Court of India | Civil Appeal Nos. 4767-4769 of 2001 Decided on 29 November 2017 Background P.M. Diesels Ltd. was the registered owner of three trademarks all carrying the words “Field Marshal.” The registrations dated back to 1964 and 1968 and covered the marks “Field Marshal,” “Field Marshal” in a specific lettering style and
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Bombay High Court | February 10, 2003 | 2004 (28) PTC 193 (Bom) S.J. Vazifdar, J. Background The trademark “M-Seal” has a long and well-documented history. It was first used in 1968 by Mahindra Van Wijk and Visser Ltd. in respect of epoxy resin compositions used for cementing cracks, holes and leaks in metal articles.
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Allahabad High Court | January 23, 1985 | AIR 1985 All 242 A. Banerji, J. Background Bata India Limited is one of India’s most iconic commercial names, having been associated with the manufacture and sale of footwear and related products since before the enactment of the Trade Marks Act, 1940. The name “Bata” derives from
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Supreme Court of India | April 26, 1990 | 1990 Supp (1) SCC 727 M.N. Venkatachaliah, N.D. Ojha & J.S. Verma, JJ. Background Wander Ltd. was the registered proprietor of the trademark “Cal-De-Ce” in respect of vitaminsed Calcium Gluconate Tablets. In March 1986, Wander Ltd. entered into a manufacturing agreement with Antox India (P) Ltd.,
Bombay High Court | October 10, 1995 | Appeal from Order Nos. 1152, 1153 & 1154 of 1994 AIR 1996 Bom 149 Background The Kirloskar Group of Companies is one of India’s most storied industrial conglomerates, tracing its origins to 1888 when Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar began a bicycle repair business in Belgaum. By 1920, the
Kirloskar Diesel Recon Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs. Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd. & Ors. Read More »