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2014 Supreme(Bom) 1756

G.S.PATEL
Neon Laboratories Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Themis Medicare Ltd. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Plaintiff :Dr. Veerendra V. Tulzapurkar, Senior Counsel, a/w Amit Jamsandekar, i/b Sunil Nair, Advocates.
For the Defendants :D1, Sandip Parikh, a/w Mr. Sunil Patel, Gautam Panchal, Alankar Kirpekar i/b M/s Sunil & Co., D2, Alankar Kirpekar, i/b MAG Legal, Advocates.

Judgment :

1. This is an action in trademark infringement combined with a cause of action in passing off. The Plaintiff manufactures, markets and sells various pharmaceutical goods. The 1st Defendant markets the pharmaceutical products manufactured by the 2nd Defendant.

2. The Plaintiff claims that its registered trade marks, LOX 2% ADRENALINE, LOX 4%, LOX 5%, LOX HEAVY 5%, LOX VISCOUS, LOXALPRIN, LOXALPRY, LOXIMLA, PLOX and RILOX (“the LOX Family”), have been infringed by the Defendants’ use of deceptively similar trade marks XYLOX 2%, XYLOX HEAVY, XYLOX GEL, XYLOX ADRENALINE, XYLOX 2% Jelly (“the XYLOX Family”), and that the Defendants are attempting to pass off their goods as those of the Plaintiff. The present application is for interim reliefs, including an injunction, and for the appointment of a Court Receiver.

3. I have heard Dr. Tulzapurkar, learned Senior Counsel for the Plaintiff, and Mr. Parikh, learned Counsel for the 1st Defendant, at some length. With their assistance, I have gone through the material on record. I have carefully considered this material and their respective submissions. For the reasons that follow, I have found, prima facie, that the Defendants’ mark


























































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