Federal Express Corporation vs Fedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 6388

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
R.I. CHAGLA, J
Federal Express Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Fedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Dr. Veerendra Tulzapurkar, Mr. Abhay J.V., Mr. Ameya Gokhale, Mr. Rishabh Jaisani, Mr. Dhruv Grover, Mr. Harit Lakhan, Mr. Abhineet Kalia
For the Respondents: Mr. Alankar Kirpekar, Mr. Shekhar Bhagat, Mr. Ayush Tiwari, Mr. Rajas Panandikar

Table of Content
1. legal standing of plaintiff and trademark history. (Para 1 , 2)
2. plaintiff's claims for infringement and passing off. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. trademark reputation and rights under trade marks act. (Para 6 , 7)
4. defendants' alleged justification and past use of trademark. (Para 8 , 9 , 10)
5. implications of section 159(5) and its applicability. (Para 11 , 12)
6. legal grounds for arguing trademark infringement. (Para 13 , 14 , 15)
7. passing off remedy based on confusing similarity. (Para 16 , 17)
8. evidence of plaintiff’s market presence. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
9. defendants’ conduct concerning the trademark. (Para 21 , 22 , 23)
10. evaluation of defendants' explanation for use of the mark. (Para 24 , 25 , 26)
11. honesty of defendants’ trademark adoption. (Para 27 , 28 , 29)
12. equitable defenses and their relevance. (Para 30 , 31 , 32)
13. claims of delay and acquiescence by defendants. (Para 33 , 34 , 35)
14. prima facie case for interim relief. (Para 36 , 37)
15. overview of interim relief granted. (Para 38)
16. defendants' rebuttal of plaintiff claims. (Para 39 , 40)
17. service marks and their role in the infringement lawsuit. (Para 41 , 42)
18. defense against claims of mi

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 6388

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTIONR.I. CHAGLA, JFederal Express Corporation – AppellantVersusFedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors. – Respondent

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
R.I. CHAGLA, J
Federal Express Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Fedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors. – Respondent