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Section 91 in The Trade Marks Act, 1999 [Entire Act]
K. R. Chinna Krishna Chettiar vs Sri Ambal & Co., Madras & Anr on 14 April, 1969
16. One may borrow a leaf, in this regard, from
the decision of the Supreme Court in K.R. Chinna
Krishna Chettiar v. Shri Ambal & Co.4 . The
Supreme Court, in that case, was concerned with
two device marks, both of which were used for
snuff. The word, in one case, was "Shri Ambal"
Midas Hygiene Industries P. Ltd. And ... vs Sudhir Bhatia And Ors. on 22 January, 2004
18. A prima facie case for injuncting the
Defendants 3 and 4 from using the impugned, and
therefore exists. Inasmuch as continued use of the
impugned marks is likely to further infringe and
possibly dilute the plaintiff's brand value, the
considerations of balance of convenience and
irreparable loss would also be in favour of grant
of injunction as sought by the plaintiffs.
Moreover, the Supreme Court has, in Midas
Hygiene Industries (P) Ltd v. Sudhir Bhatia5 , held
thus:
Shrinath Travel Agency & Anr vs Infinity Infoway Pvt Ltd & Ors on 13 October, 2023
4.4.2 Identical or Deceptively Similar Marks: The Mark
used by respondent no.1 is phonetically, visually and aurally
identical to the Applicant's mark 'SHRINATH'. The prominent
use of the word "SHREENATH" in Mark is likely to deceive
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consumers into believing that there is a connection or
association between the Respondent's services and those of the
Applicant. The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of
Shrinath Travel Agency VS. INFINITY INFOWAY PVT LTD. held
that the marks "SHREENATH" or "SHRINATH" used by the
defendants therein Infringed the plaintiff's registered Trade
Mark "SHRINATH". In fact, in the order dated
6/11/2023, the Delhi High Court in para 15 of the Order has
narrated thus "The predominant feature of the impugned
marks of Defendant 3 and 4 writes as 'SHREENATH' and
Defendant 4 writes as 'SHRINATH', the slight difference in
spelling makes no difference in the aspect of infringement as
plaintiffs, holds a registration for the word mark
Shrinath, per se. Besides infringement, it is trite, has to be
examined from the point of view of a consumer of average
intelligence and imperfect recollection, and such a consumer is
certainly unlikely to distinguish between the marks of the
plaintiffs and Defendants 3 and 4, which are otherwise
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structurally similar merely because of the slight difference in
spelling between 'SHRINATH'and 'SHREENATH'.
Bajaj Electricals Limited vs Gourav Bajaj And Anr on 3 March, 2020
4.4.3 Mala Fide Intent: Respondent No. 1, being part of
the same industry, had prior knowledge about the existence of
the Applicant 's mark Shrinath. Despite this
knowledge, Respondent No. 1 proceeded to register a similar
mark, demonstrate its mala fide intent to deceive the public
and trade off the Applicant's reputation. Bombay High Court in
the case of Bajaj Electricals Ltd. vs Gourav Bajaj and Anr. ;
having similar facts of matter held that, "The Plaintiff was
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using the name and mark BAJAJ since 1961; BAJAJ has been
recognized as a well-known mark, both by Courts as well as
by Registry; Plaintiff has hundreds of registration for their
mark BAJAJ and marks derived from BAJAJ issued in their
favour; Plaintiffs turnover runs into crores; while examining the
Defendants' mark, the Registrar has cited Plaintiff's marks. All
these factors support the contention of the Plaintiff that the
adoption and use by Defendants of their impugned name and
mark is dishonest."
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