I.A. No.7774/2012 & I.A. No.7021/2013 (both u/O 39 R-1 & 2 CPC) in CS(OS) No.1173/2012.

1. In this lis between two Advocates of this Court, for injunction restraining infringement of mark / name used for legal services, the applications of the plaintiff for interim relief are for adjudication.

2. The plaintiff approached this Court with a case:-

(i) that the plaintiff coined the mark “Singh & Singh” in the year 1997 when she started independent practice of providing legal services and has been continuously using the said mark since then and the said mark has acquired a secondary meaning referring to the plaintiff, especially in the field of Intellectual Property law;

(ii) that the name “Singh & Singh” is a registered trade / service mark in Class 42 in relation to legal services; applications for registration were filed on 22nd December, 2005 and 9th September, 2009, claiming user since the year 1997;

(iii) that since then, the mark / name “Singh & Singh” has acquired immense reputation and goodwill;

(iv) that the plaintiff learnt of use of the mark / name “Singh & Associates”, also for a law office (i.e. the defendant herein), for the first time in October, 2010 when an