M/S Pornsricharoenpun Co Ltd & Anr vs M/S L'Oreal India Private Limited & Anr on 14 November, 2022
32. Learned Senior Counsel for the Respondents has relied on
several judgments during the course of arguments but having gone
through them this Court is of the view that none of these judgments
come to the aid of the Respondents. Reliance was placed on the
judgment in Lupin Ltd. (supra), to contend that prima facie
satisfaction of the Court to stay the trial under Section 124 of the Act
is also not enough to refuse grant of interim injunction. It is only in
exceptional circumstances such as the registration being ex-facie
illegal or fraudulent that the Court will refuse interim injunction in
favour of the registered proprietor of the trademark and a heavy
burden lies on the Defendant to rebut the strong presumption in law to
the validity of a registered trademark. There can be no dispute on the
proposition of law laid down in the said case.