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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
AMIT BANSAL
Vikrant Chemico Industries Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Shri Gopal Engineering and Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of trademark adoption and history. (Para 3) |
| 2. proceedings and motions in the lawsuit. (Para 6 , 7 , 9 , 12) |
| 3. jurisdiction issues and territorial arguments. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. evidence of products in market and jurisdiction. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 31) |
| 5. plaintiff's claims of trademark and copyright infringement. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 46 , 47) |
| 6. analysis of trademark claims and defenses. (Para 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 66 , 68) |
| 7. continuity of trademark and copyright claims. (Para 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 85 , 90) |
| 8. court's ruling on the claims of infringement. (Para 98 , 100 , 101 , 103) |
JUDGMENT :
AMIT BANSAL, J.
1. By way of the present judgment, I shall decide the suit captioned above.
2. The present suit has been filed seeking the relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringement of trademark, copyright and passing off along with other ancillary reliefs.
CASE SET UP IN THE PLAINT
3. The case set up in the plaint is as follows:
3.1 In 1963, Mr. J.B. Gupta adopted the mark ‘DOCTOR BRAND PHENYLE’.
3.2 The plaintiff company, Vikrant Chemico Industries Pvt. Ltd., was incorporated in the year 1972 and is engaged in the bus
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