Supreme Court of India | M. Jagannadha Rao & Y.K. Sabharwal JJ. | 9 May 2000 AIR 2000 SC 2114 | 2000 (5) SCC 573 Background The appellant, S.M. Dyechem Ltd., claimed to have commenced business in 1988 in food products including potato chips, potato wafers, corn-pops and preparations made of rice and rice flour. […]
High Court of Delhi | Justice S. Ravindra Bhat | 7 January 2010 I.A. Nos. 12940/2009, 12941/2009 & 12942/2009 in CS(OS) 1894/2009 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, ITC Limited, is described in the pleadings as one of India’s largest private sector companies with an annual turnover of Rs. 23,144 crores, engaged in diverse businesses including hotels,
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Court: High Court of Calcutta | Date of Decision: 11 April 1996 Citation: AIR 1996 CAL 367; (1997) 1 CALLT 123 (HC); 100 CWN 562; (1996) 100 Cal WN 562; (1997) 2 CivLJ 302 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Hindusthan Lever Limited, is a leading Indian manufacturer of soaps, detergents, cleaning preparations, chemicals and fertilisers, holding over
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High Court of Judicature at Bombay | Notice of Motion No. 230 of 2015 in Suit (L) No. 957 of 2014 Decided on 20 July 2016 Judge: Justice A.K. Menon Citation: 2017 (69) PTC 79 (Bom) Background Raymond Limited is a company based in Mumbai and is the successor to Raymond Woollen Mills Limited. It
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The law of passing off occupies a foundational position in the Indian intellectual property landscape. It is the common law action through which traders protect the goodwill and reputation they have built in their unregistered marks, trade names, get-up and other indicia of commercial identity against misappropriation by competitors who seek to exploit that reputation
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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
Trademark law exists to protect two distinct but related interests simultaneously. It protects the proprietor of a registered mark against the unauthorized use of that mark by others who would free-ride on the reputation and goodwill that the proprietor has built. And it protects consumers against confusion – against the risk that they will be
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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
High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 29 July 2011 IA No. 15781/2008 & IA No. 3085/2009 in CS (OS) No. 2682/2008 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh Citation: 2011 (48) PTC 49 (Del) Background Super Cassettes Industries Limited, popularly known as T-Series, is one of India’s largest music labels and film production
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 28 August 2009 CS (OS) No. 930 of 2009 Bench: Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar Citation: (2009) 41 PTC 260 (Del) | 2009 SCC OnLine Del 3108 Background Chemtura Corporation is a corporation organised under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America