IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Tejas Karia, J
HOLY COW FOUNDATION – Appellant
Versus
PATANJALI GRAMODYOG NYAS (TRUST) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. rectification petition for trade mark cancellation (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. arguments presented by the parties (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. analysis of prior user claims (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. substantiation of respondents' claims (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. weight of evidence in trade mark disputes (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. phonetic and structural similarity assessment (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. well-known house mark as distinctive factor (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. legal ground for trade mark registration (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 9. rejection of petitioner's claim for rectification (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 10. consequences of prior knowledge in trademark applications (Para 31 , 32) |
| 11. final judgment on the rectification petition (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 38) |
JUDGMENT
TEJAS KARIA, J
1. This is a Rectification Petition under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (“Act”) for cancellation / removal / rectification of the registered Trade Mark, ‘PATANJALI GONYLE FLOOR CLEANER’/
‘ ’ (“Impugned Mark”) under Registration No. 3094452 in Class 05 in the name of the Respondents from the Register of Trade Marks (“Register”).
FACTUALMATRIX
2. The Petitioner is a non-governmental organization which aims at the protect



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