DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Tata Sons Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Hakunamatata Tata Founders – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's ownership of trademarks. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. discussion on interim injunction application. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. review of previous court judgments. (Para 14 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 4. confirmation of ad-interim injunction. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 5. final decision on trademark infringement. (Para 28) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present suit has been filed by the Plaintiff - Tata Sons Private Limited seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of registered trademarks, passing off, dilution and tarnishment of trademarks and copyrights, damages, rendition of accounts, delivery up, transfer of domain name, and other reliefs. The dispute in the present suit relates to the well-known mark `TATA'.
3. The Plaintiff is the owner and registered proprietor of the mark `TATA', along with several permutations and combinations thereof, both in India and several jurisdictions across the world. Established in the year 1917, the Plaintiff Company is the promoter and principal investment holding company of the `TATA' Group of Companies, which is one



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