PRATHIBA M. SINGH
Chapter 4 Corp. – Appellant
Versus
Dhanpreet Singh Trading As M/s Punjabi Adda – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
I.A. 11834/2023 (for substitution)
2. This is an application seeking substitution of the authorized representative of the Plaintiff.
3. The earlier authorized representative was Major Sanjeev Chowdhry who has been replaced by Mr. Harshit Gupta. In view of the averments made in the application, substitution is allowed. Application is disposed of.
CS(COMM) 782/2022 & I.A. 18343/2022 (u/O XXXIX, Rule 1&2 CPC), 12263/2023 (u/O XXIII Rule 3 CPC)
4. The present suit for grant of permanent injunction was filed by the Plaintiff-Charter 4 Corp., seeking protection of its mark red-box device mark `SUPREME' [IMG] in respect of readymade clothing, accessories, etc. The Plaintiff adopted the mark `SUPREME' in 1994 in the U.S.A., and the same has been used in India since 2006 among Indian customers.
5. The Plaintiff also has a website supremenewyork.com, for promoting and marketing its goods. The Plaintiff has more than 700 registrations, globally for the mark `SUPREME' in classes such as Class-25, and it has been in continuous use. The Plaintiff also avers that it has filed applications for its `SUPREME'
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