The court emphasized the necessity of protecting trademarks against infringement, allowing for interim relief when irreparable harm is likely.

O R D E R

% 04.07.2025 I.A. 15344/2025 (exemption from filing typed copies with proper margins) 1. Allowed, subject to the plaintiff filing the documents with prescribed margins within four (4) weeks from today. 2. The application stands disposed of.

I.A. 15343/2025 (exemption from filing original/certified copies etc.)

3. Allowed, subject to the plaintiff filing original/ certified copies of documents within four (4) weeks from today.

4. The application stands disposed of.

I.A. 15346/2025 (exemption from filing typed copies of dim documents)

5. Allowed, subject to the plaintiff filing legible copies of documents within four (4) weeks from today.

6. The application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM)651/2025 Page 1 of 9 I.A. 15347/2025 (seeking exemption from advance service to defendants

7. The plaintiff seeks urgent interim relief against infringing products and for this purpose, an ex-parte appointment of Local Commissioner is also sought to confiscate the goods.

8. It is submitted that there is a probability that the defendants may remove the infringing products if the defendants are given advance service of the plaint paper book. Therefore, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, exemption from effecting advance service upon the defendants is granted.

9. The application is disposed of.

CS(COMM) 651/2025

10. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

11. Issue summons.

12. Summons be issued to the defendants through all permissible modes. The summons shall state that the written statement shall be filed by the defendants within thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of summons. Along with the written statement, the defendants shall also file an affidavit of admission/ denial of the documents of the plaintiff, without which the written statement shall not be taken on record.

13. Liberty is given to the plaintiff to file replication, if any, within thirty (30) days fromthe receipt of the written statement. Along with the replication filed by the plaintiff, affidavit of admission/ denial of the documents of the defendants be filed by the plaintiff.

14. The parties shall file all original documents in support of their respective claims along with their respective pleadings. In case parties are placing reliance on a document, which is not in their power and possession, CS(COMM)651/2025 Page 2 of 9 its detail and source shall be mentioned in the list of reliance, which shall also be filed with the pleadings.

15. Ifanyofthepartieswishtoseekinspectionofanydocuments,thesame shall be sought and given within the timelines.

16. List before the Joint Registrar on 3^rd September, 2025, for completion of service and pleadings.

17. List before the Court on 6^th November, 2025.

I.A. 15342/2025(O-XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 of CPC)

18. The present suit has been filed seeking relief of permanent injunction restrainingthedefendantsfrominfringingthetrademarksandcopyrightofthe plaintiff, passing off their products as that of the plaintiff and other ancillary reliefs.

19. The plaintiff company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling of electric wires and cables and has been carrying out its business operations under the trademark ‘KEI’ since the year 1968. The plaintiff company has various registrations in respect of trademark ‘KEI’ and other ‘KEI’ formative marks in class 9 and other relevant classes, details of which aregiveninparagraph15oftheplaint.Theearliestregistrationoftheplaintiff in class 9 and class 6 is dated 27^th September, 1988.

20. Some of the registrations wh