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19. Let us examine the case of the plaintiff on the touchstone of aforesaid principles and theories governing grant or refusal of injunction against the use of trade mark which has been in prior and long use and has established transborder reputation, goodwill and strength.

20. Plaintiff's trademarks CATERPILLAR and CAT are registered in 175 countries all over the world. Apart from several other goods including heavy machineries, footwear and clothing also sold under the trademark CAT and CATERPILLAR. These trademarks are represented in a distinctive stylized manner wherein the horizontal bar of the letter 'A' in 'CAT' is depicted with the tip of an arrowhead like define cutting it and the rest of the said device blotting out the base of the letter 'A'. Another character associated with this mark is the depiction of the arrowhead device in a bright ochre colour and slanting stripes in alternating bright ochre and block colours accompanying the marks. Every licensed product of the plaintiff carries a circular seal bearing the CAT logo within an inner circle and the statement "A Licensed Product of Caterpillar Inc." on the tongue. So far as footwear are concerned, the catch phrase is 'Walking Machine'. Various kinds of machines manufactured by the plaintiff like Internal Combustion engines and diesel engines, tractors, tractor engines and equipment and fittings etc are sold under the trademark CAT. Tractors, tractor engines and equipments are sold under the trademark CATERPILLAR.