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1995 Supreme(Cal) 268

RUMA PAL
HEARST CORPORATION – Appellant
Versus
DALAL STREET COMMUNICATIONS LTD. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Ajoy Gupta, GOUTAM CHAKRABORTY, R.K. KHANNA

RUMA PAL, J.

( 1 ) THE Court : The plaintiff publishes a monthly magazine by the name 'esquire' and has been doing so since 1933. The magazine is sold internationally. Sales of the magazine are also effected in India. The plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the Trade Mark 'esquire' in India. Registration of the trade mark was granted in 1942 by the Trade Mark Registry at Calcutta in respect of inter alia magazines and periodicals. The trade mark is still valid. The plaintiff also owns the copy right in the script, get-up and style in which the trade mark 'esquire' is retailed.

( 2 ) SINCE October, 1994 the defendant has been publishing a monthly magazine with the name 'e-square'.

( 3 ) THE plaintiff has filed this suit claiming that the defendant has thereby infringed the plaintiffs trade mark and copy right of the trade mark 'esquire'. An application for interim relief was filed and an ad-interim order was passed on 10th May, 1995 restraining the defendant from publishing the June issue of 'e-square' until 18. 5. 95, without the leave of the Court. The May issue was also directed not to be marketed and solid till 18th May, 1995 if it had not already been done. On 18th May,




























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