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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
NAVIN CHAWLA, MADHU JAIN
Mountain Valley Springs India Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Limited (Formerly Known As M/S Landsmill Healthcare Private Limited) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to previous court judgment. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. appellant's case details and sales figures. (Para 3 , 5 , 6 , 12) |
| 3. respondents claim rights to their trademark. (Para 10 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. court's reasoning on trademark ownership. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 28) |
| 5. appellant argues for consumer confusion. (Para 30 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 6. respondents challenge appellant's claims. (Para 43 , 44 , 47 , 48) |
| 7. legal principles governing trademark cases. (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 57) |
| 8. conclusion of the court on the appeal. (Para 72 , 73) |
JUDGMENT :
NAVIN CHAWLA, J.
1. This appeal has been filed challenging the judgment dated 15.05.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in I.A. 14373/2023 and I.A.21648/2023 in CS (COMM) 523/2023, titled Mountain Valley Springs India Private Limited v. Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Limited (formerly known as M/S Landsmill Healthcare Private Limited), whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the said applications filed by the appellant under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (in short, ‘CPC’) and refused an interim order of injunction against the respondents herein for restraining them from using
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