P.K. Sen v. Exxon Mobile Corporation and Ors. 2017 (69) PTC 271 [Del][DB] Plaintiff No. 1 was a company incorporated in USA with no office in India. It was the registered proprietor of the mark EXXON in India. Plaintiff No. 2 Company was Plaintiffs’ wholly owned subsidiary in India. Plaintiff No. 2 carried on…
Allied Blenders & Distillers Pvt. Ltd. v. R.K. Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. FAO (OS) No. 251 of 2016 Decided on: 28th February, 2017 Hon’ble High Court of Delhi Brief Facts: Appellant filed a civil suit for infringement of trade mark, passing off and infringement of Copyright claiming to be proprietor of the mark ‘Officer’s Choice’ and…
Toni & Guy Products Ltd. & Anr. v. Shyam Sunder Nagpal 2014 (57) PTC 159 (Del) Facts: Plaintiff No. 1, a company incorporated under the laws of England was engaged in manufacturing and marketing of hair care products under the mark TONI & GUY. The Plaintiff No. 2, also company incorporated under the laws of…
Jatinder Nath vs. Chopra Land Developers Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. Supreme Court AIR 2007 SC 1401 (Section 16 of CPC vis-à-vis Section 20 of CPC) Facts In this case, an agreement was entered into by the Developer with one Jatinder Nath (Appellant), residing at Faridabad at that time. Subsequently the appellant had shifted his residence…
Dabur India Ltd. v. K. R. Industries AIR 2008 SC 3123 Brief Facts: The Appellant, Dabur India Ltd., manufactured a product known as ‘Dabur Red Tooth Powder’ or ‘Dabur Lal Dant Manjan’. The Appellant claimed copyright in the ‘carton’ of the product and alleged that the said ‘carton’ constitutes an ‘artistic work’ under Section 2(c)…
Pfizer Products Inc. v. Rajesh Chopra and Ors. 2006 (32) PTC 301 Del Brief Facts: Plaintiff had filed a suit for injunction for passing off and unfair competition. Plaintiff had approached the Delhi High Court and claimed it’s jurisdiction to entertain and try the Plaintiff’s suit on account of two factors: (a) The first factor…
Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd. Vs. RB Remedies Pvt. Ltd. IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY Decided On: 27.01.2015 Plaintiff was registered proprietor of the trade mark ‘CEDON’ as of 14.08.1996 in respect of pharmaceutical products. In August 2014, the Plaintiff learnt about the use of the mark ‘CEFDON’ by Defendant in respect of similar goods,…
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. & Ors. v. Natco Pharma Ltd. 2014 (59) PTC 124 Appellant had a process Patent. Appellant filed a quia timet suit before the Delhi High Court towards infringement of Patent as the Respondent was in the process of exporting the product manufactured by the process covered in the Patent. Respondent filed…
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. v. M/s. Reshma Collection Before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi FAO(OS) No. 506 of 2013 Date of Decision: 15.10.2014 Appellant filed a suit seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of Copyright, Infringement of Trade Mark, Passing Off, Dilution, Rendition of Accounts, Damages, etc in respect of their Trade…
Godrej Sara Lee Limited v. Reckitt Benckiser Australia Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. (2010) 2 SCC 535 Two Appeals were filed before the Delhi High Court, against order passed by the Controller of Designs, Kolkata, cancelling two registered designs under Section 19(1) of the Designs Act, 2000. The question for determination before the High Court was…
CASE LIST Sarl Louis Feraud International vs. Viewfinder, Inc. No. 05-5927-CV, 2007 WL 1598057, 2nd Cir.(N.Y.) Compuserve, Inc. vs. Patterson, 89 F.3d 1257 (6th Cir. 1996) [Text] Zippo Manufacturing Co. vs. Zippo Dot Com, Inc., 952 F. Supp. 1119 (W.D. Pa. 1997) [Text] Panavision International, L.P. vs. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9th Cir. 1998), aff’g 945…
Dhodha House Vs. S.K. Maingi & Patel Field Marshal Industries and Ors. Vs. P.M. Diesel Limited (2006) 9 SCC 41 In this matter, there were two civil appeals before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Facts: 1st Civil Appeal Appellant filed a suit against the Respondent to protect his copyright, trade marks and common law rights as…