Search Results for Tag : Passing of
International Cases
In passing off proceedings, the court must consider all extraneous factors in reaching a conclusion that confusion is likely(01.12.2022)
The dispute was about a shape of a water bottle. Since 2011, Tupperware has been selling a plastic bottle that has the shape of the registered mark, a.....
Tags : Passing off claim, Deception, Likelihood
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Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill, 2020 without Discussion amid Coronavirus Pandemic(27.03.2020)
Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill, 2020 with amendments as political parties agreed to clear the Central Government’s financial and tax proposals .....
Tags : Finance Bill, Amendment, Passing of
Judgments
Where a penalty is imposed on employee for a conduct which led to conviction on criminal charges, the employer can independently take disciplinary action against employee(25.02.2020)
The present appeal arises from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Gujarat. The Division Bench, in a Letters Patent Appeal arising fro.....
Tags : Final orders, Passing of, Restrain
In passing off, defendant could escape liability if it can be shown that added matter was sufficient to distinguish his goods from those of Plaintiff(28.02.2017)
An order of injunction passed in Trade Mark Suit filed by Respondents temporarily restraining Appellant from using trade mark or trade name “City Coll.....
Tags : Injunction, Validity, Passing off
Cello’s crayon packaging ‘passing off’ for Faber-Castell(03.09.2015)
The Court accepted Faber-Castell’s submissions that Cello’s packaging of its crayons in two recessed trays facing each other and set in a larger outer.....
Tags : Ipr, crayon, passing off, packaging
News
Fraud Not Necessary Element for Passing Off if Defendant Has Adopted Plaintiff’s Trademark: SC(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that though passing off is an action based on deceit but fraud is not a necessary element of a right of action, if otherwis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Passing off, Trademark
Calcutta HC Directs AO Re-Consider Matter and Pass Speaking Order Within 12 Weeks(25.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court, while quashing a non-speaking order passed by the income tax department under section 143 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has direct.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Passing of Speaking Order
Causes of Action for Design Infringement & Passing Off can be Combined in Single Suit: Delhi HC(17.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that the causes of action for infringement under Designs Act and for passing off under Trademarks Act can be combined togeth.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Design Infringement, Passing Off
Delhi HC: E-Commerce Platforms Can't Permit Third-Party Sellers to Latch on Bestseller's Trademark(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while passing interim injunction against flipkart, has held that permitting third-party seller to latch on to Best-Seller's trademark.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, FlipKart, Passing Off
Delhi HC: E-Commerce Platforms Can't Permit Third-Party Sellers to Latch on Bestseller's Trademark(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while passing interim injunction against flipkart, has held that permitting third-party seller to latch on to Best-Seller's trademark.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, FlipKart, Passing Off
P&H HC Directs Lok Adalats to Pass Awards in Compliance with NALSA Regulations(08.01.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the Lok Adalats in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory Chandigarh are directed to pass t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Lok Adalats, Passing of Awards
P&H HC Directs Lok Adalats to Pass Awards in Compliance with NALSA Regulations(08.01.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the Lok Adalats in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory Chandigarh are directed to pass t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Lok Adalats, Passing of Awards
Calcutta HC: Section 173(8) CrPC No Bar for Writ Courts from Passing Further Directions(27.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with Report of police officer on completion of investigati.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Passing of Directions by Writ Court
Bom HC Restrains Mumbai Khadi and Village Industries Association from Selling Goods Under Khadi Mark(19.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Mumbai Khadi and Village Industries Association from using the mark 'KHADI' and 'Charkha' logo or any dec.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, KHADI, Passing Off, Trade Name
Delhi High Court: Passing Off Suits With Respect to Registered Design Maintainable for the Time Being(04.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that the judgment of a Single Bench that a suit for passing off based on a design registered under the Designs Act, 2000.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passing Off
Delhi HC Decrees Suit For Passing Off Against UAE Residents(19.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has decreed a suit for passing off against defendants residing outside India, noting that they offer their services through apps and .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passing Off
SC: Plaintiff Must Prove Sale/Advertisement Expenses to Establish Goodwill in Passing Off Suit(18.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for passing off, plaintiff must prove the figures of sales and expenditure incurred on the advertising and promo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Passing Off, Goodwill
Karnataka HC Quashes Clause 7 of Guidelines Issued by KSLU on Passing of Students(27.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed Clause 7 of the guidelines issued by the Karnataka State Law University by which a candidate who secures less than 40.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Guidelines Issued by KSLU on Passing of Students