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JYOTI SINGH
Vintage Distillers Limited – Appellant
Versus
Ramesh Chand Parekh – Respondent
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| 1. plaintiff's trademark rights and claims. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. summary of parties' arguments. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. analysis of jurisdiction and cause of action. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. examination of trademark infringement standards. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 27) |
| 5. discussion on distinctiveness and non-use of trademarks. (Para 33 , 34 , 39 , 49 , 53) |
| 6. conclusion on defendant's liability for infringement. (Para 70) |
| 7. court's order on injunction. (Para 71 , 72 , 73 , 75) |
JUDGMENT
Jyoti Singh, J.
I.A. 6938 2022 (under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC, by Plaintiff) and 7206/2022 (under Order VII Rule 10 CPC, by Defendant)
1. This judgment shall dispose of two applications, one filed by the Plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC, 1908 seeking temporary injunction and the other filed by the Defendant under Order VII Rule 10 CPC for return of the plaint.
2. By the present suit, Plaintiff seeks permanent injunction restraining Defendant and all those acting on his behalf from directly or indirectly using the trademarks `DHOLA THARU'/
and/or any other mark identical with or deceptively similar to Plaintiff's trademarks `DHOLA MAARU'/
and the regis
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Registered trademark owners are entitled to prevent unauthorized use that is likely to confuse consumers, establishing a right to seek injunction and damages for infringement and passing off.
Important Point :The use of a trademark that is phonetically and visually similar to a registered trademark can lead to confusion, constituting infringement, especially when dishonest conduct is evid....
The court emphasized likelihood of consumer confusion in trademark law, holding that similar marks can infringe established trademarks regardless of differences in service or field, thus supporting t....
The court found that despite phonetic similarity, the distinctiveness of trade marks and differences in intended consumer bases negate the likelihood of confusion and passing off.
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