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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
EUREKA FORBES LIMITED (FORMERLY FORBES ENVIRO SOLUTIONS LIMITED) – Appellant
Versus
OM SAI ENTERPRISES AND ORS – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. trademark and copyright infringement (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 2. procedure of injunctions in trademark cases (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 3. assessment of evidence and damages (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 4. issuance of decrees (Para 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
JUDGMENT :
AMIT BANSAL, J.
1. The present suit has been filed seeking relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing the trademark and copyright of the plaintiff, passing off their goods as that of the plaintiff, along with other ancillary reliefs.
PLEADINGS IN THE PLAINT
2. The plaintiff is a portfolio company of Advent International, a global private equity firm, and is engaged in diverse business activities that encompasses manufacturing, marketing, and selling of home appliances such as water purifiers, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, etc. under a number of distinctive trademarks.
3. The predecessor in title of the plaintiff is M/s. Samuel Osborn (India) Limited, which was incorporated in the year 1931. In the year 1982, the name of the company was changed to Eureka Forbes Limited a
The court established that failure to respond to infringement claims leads to automatic admission of the plaintiff's allegations, justifying a decree without trial.
The exclusive right granted by valid trademark registrations under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and the establishment of goodwill and reputation were crucial in determining the infringement and passing....
Trademark infringement and passing off established due to defendants' sale of counterfeit products, leading to a decree in favor of the plaintiff.
A claimant may fail to make out a case of infringement of a trade mark for various reasons and may yet show that by imitating the mark claimed as a trademark, or otherwise, the Defendant has done wha....
The court granted a summary judgment for trademark infringement due to the defendants' failure to contest the claims, establishing the plaintiff's rights in the 'MILLENNIUM' mark.
Trademark infringement and passing off can be established based on the use of deceptively similar marks and failure to comply with interim injunction orders.
Establishment of statutory and common law rights over trademarks, infringement, passing off, and grant of remedies.
Summary judgment can be granted in commercial disputes when the defendant lacks real prospects of successfully defending the claim.
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