Delhi HC rules in Favor of Mankind Pharma in a trademark infringement case against Sepkind Pharma, ET LegalWorld
In a trademark infringement suit filed by Mankind Pharma against Sepkind Pharma, the Delhi High Court has restrained Sepkind Pharma from using its registered trademark “SEPKIND”, after considering the rights of Mankind on its “KIND” family of trademarks. The Court has held that an ex-parte ad-interim injunction can be passed even against the registered proprietor […]
Sessions Court Rules in Favor of PNB, Halts Fraudulent Fund Transfer, ET LegalWorld
A city sessions court overturned a magistrate’s order to Punjab National Bank’s (PNB’s) Ernakulam branch in Kerala regarding the transfer of Rs 7.70 lakh from a cyber fraud account to Yamini Porval, a resident of Satellite area here. She was defrauded of Rs 26.96 lakh allegedly by cybercrooks. PNB contested the magistrate’s order as the […]
SC rules in favor of telcos, allows Cenvat credits on infrastructure duties, ET LegalWorld
In a big win for the telecom sector, the Supreme Court Wednesday ruled service providers can claim Cenvat credits on central excise duties paid to buy key telecom infrastructure, such as towers and their components, green shelters, prefabricated buildings (PFBs) and other related materials. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Indus Towers stand to benefit from […]
Delhi High Court blocks Italian firm from using ‘Amuleti’ mark in favor of Amul, ET LegalWorld
In a major cross-border trademark infringement case, Delhi high court granted an injunction in favor of Amul, India’s largest dairy brand, against Italian company Terre Primitive. The Italian firm had been selling cookies and chocolate-covered biscuits under the mark “Amuleti,” which closely resembled Amul’s well-known trademark. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets dairy products […]
Delhi HC rules in favor of IHCL, permanently bars ‘Taj Iconic’ from using ‘Taj’ name, ET LegalWorld
In a big relief to The Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL), the Delhi High Court has permanently restrained Taj Iconic Membership’s managing director from using “Taj” name in its contents, corporate name, logo in a trademark suit filed by the Tata group of companies. The court directed the transfer of the domain name of Taj […]