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M/S Vans Inc. Usa vs Fcb Garment Tex India ( P) Ltd. And Anr on 6 July, 2022

11. If however, a well known mark is given a retrospective operation, then it may date back to the very date on which the mark was registered, and that would be inconsistent with the scheme envisaged under Sec.11(6) of the Act. And, if retrospective operation is ever permitted, it will be a licence to stamp on the honest and concurrent user of similar trademark of other proprietors in the same class or in different classes. That never has been the 16/20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis (T)CMA(TM) No.80 of 2023 legislative intent enabling declaration of marks as a well known mark. Here this Court agrees with the ratio of the Delhi High Court in the Vans case 12.1 There is one aspect which this court however, would like to clarify. As rightly argued by the learned amicus, while registration of a trade mark aims to protect the consumers of goods and services, declaration of a mark as a well known trademark goes to protect the user thereof. He however, made a statement that while trademark is a property within the meaning of Article 300A of the Constitution, it still will not be entitled to any protection as a fundamental right within Article 19(1)(g), since it aims to protect the consumers and the not the owner.
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