The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of Gemini Edibles and Fats India Ltd. in a trademark rectification petition, directing the removal of the “DREAM FREEDOM” mark from the Register of Trade Marks. The court found that the respondent had deceptively adopted the mark and trade dress of Gemini’s “FREEDOM” brand, leading to potential consumer confusion. The ruling reinforced the principles of prior use and deceptive similarity in trademark law.
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Trademark Exhaustion: Resale of lawfully acquired TMT Bars does not amount to Trademark Infringement
The Calcutta High Court denied an interim injunction to SRMB Srijan Pvt. Ltd., which sought to prevent the resale of its TMT bars by defendants citing trademark infringement. The Court held that resale of lawfully acquired SRMB products did not violate trademark rights, as per the Trade Marks Act, 1999, pending further investigation of alleged unauthorized territorial sales.
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In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court dismissed L’Oréal India’s appeal to cancel the CLARIWASH trademark, affirming that no deceptive similarity exists between L’Oréal’s CLARI-formative marks and the CLARIWASH mark.
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It has been brought to the notice of SiNApSE Team that numerous trade mark applications have been abandoned by the Indian Trade Mark Office...
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