Supreme Court of India
Pernod Ricard India Private Limited & Another v. Karanveer Singh Chhabra
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What the Court ordered
In view of the foregoing analysis, we find no ground to interfere with the concurrent findings of the Commercial Court and the High Court.
Judgment, page 97
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Appellants, engaged in the manufacture and distribution of wines, liquors, and spirits, sell whisky under the brand names ‘BLENDERS PRIDE’ and ‘IMPERIAL BLUE’, both of which are registered trademarks. The appellants also hold a registered trademark for ‘SEAGRAM’S’, which serves as the house mark of Appellant No.1, and is used both in India and internationally across various product lines. Respondent was marketing whisky under the mark ‘LONDON PRIDE.
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- 1972 Parle Products (p) Ltd. v. J. P. & Co. Mysore
- 2000 S.M. Dyechem Ltd. v. Cadbury (india) Ltd.
- 2011 T.V. Venugopal v. Ushodaya Enterprises Ltd. and Anr.
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