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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SENTHILKUMAR
Procter @ Gamble Company – Appellant
Versus
IPI India Private Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. petition details and parties. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner's trademark history and complaint. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. petitioner's arguments on similarity. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. first respondent's counterarguments. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. court's analysis of trademarks. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. ruling on distinctness and descriptiveness. (Para 25 , 26) |
| 7. final ruling and dismissal. (Para 27) |
ORDER :
O.P(TM)No.48 of 2024 has been filed (a)to remove the entry in the Register in respect of the registration under No.3897775 in Class 03 in the name of the Respondent No.1 from the register of Trade Marks and (b)to direct the first respondent to pay the cost of the proceedings.
2.O.P(TM)No.49 of 2024 has been filed (a)to remove the entry in the Register in respect of the registration under No. 4285435 in Class 05 in the name of the Respondent No.1 from the register of Trade Marks and (b)to direct the first respondent to pay the cost of the proceedings.
3.O.P(TM)No.50 of 2024 has been filed (a)to remove the entry in the Register in respect of the registration under No.3461733 in Class 03 in the name of the Respondent No.1 from the register of Trade Marks and (b)to direct the first respo
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Generic and descriptive terms in trademarks cannot be exclusively claimed, and likelihood of confusion must be assessed holistically from the average consumer's perspective.
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