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8. In addition to the aforesaid trade mark registrations, the Plaintiff has also secured copyright registration in respect of the artistic work in its RPG Logo i.e. . Documents pertaining to the copyright registration bearing Registration No. A-49373/88CO dated 30th June 1988 obtained by the Plaintiff in respect of its said RPG Logo are at Exhibit J to the Plaint. The Plaintiff claims to be the owner of various websites under the domain names, incorporating the trade mark nmcd 1306 of 2019 final.doc RPG. The said websites clearly and prominently display the Plaintiff's RPG Marks and these websites are interactive and easily accessible from anywhere in the world including in India, thereby increasing the popularity of the Plaintiff's RPG trade marks. Printouts of records in respect of the Plaintiff's websites from the popular website www.whois.com are at Exhibits K1 to K6 to the Plaint. Printouts of extracts from the Plaintiff's websites hosted under the aforesaid domain names are at Exhibits L1 to L6 to the Plaint. The Plaintiff is also active on popular social media websites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn and has a substantial following on its Facebook and Twitter pages. Printouts of the pages from the Plaintiff's social media accounts are at Exhibit M to the Plaint. It is stated that the Plaintiff has effected large sales of its products and services bearing the RPG marks. The Plaintiff has generated over Rs.1140 Crores in sales revenues in India during the period 2011 to 2017. The Plaintiff has also expended substantial sums on the advertisement and promotion of its goods and services under the RPG marks. The Plaintiff also exports its goods bearing the RPG marks to various countries including but not limited to Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, UK, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France and Germany. Plaintiff's Import Export Code and the other relevant certification regarding export are at Exhibit Q to the Plaint.