Joseph Taheny vs Tektronix Inc & Anr. on 12 December, 2023
67. As regards the contention that the disputed domain name "tek.in" was
registered by the petitioner many years prior to the date of registration of the
trademark TEK in favour of the respondent no.1, it has been held in Stephen
Koenig vs. Arbitrator, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)(supra)
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that for the purpose of clause 4(a) of the relevant INDRP, it was more than
sufficient for the complainant to be a registered proprietor of the trademark
in question, in order to show that the complainant has a right in the mark
and that a mark cannot be held to be generic if the same is registered.