Arbitrability in Consumer Disputes: Forum Shopping, Unequal Bargaining Power and an Alternate Way Ahead
by Alka Khangembam* and Udit Chaudhary**
ConsumerProtection
Delhi High Court awards ₹30.91 lakh costs & damages to Himalaya for ‘Liv.52’ trademark infringement by ‘Liv-333′
The unauthorized use of the “LIV” element in a manner that does not materially differentiate the defendants’ mark from the plaintiffs’ well-established “Liv.52” mark amounts to a violation of the plaintiffs’ statutory rights.
Delhi High Court grants injunction in favor of New Balance Athletics against local shoe company for trademark infringement
The present suit seeks a permanent injunction against trademark infringement, passing off, and unfair competition arising from the sale of footwear featuring marks that are nearly identical or deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s established N Device and 550 marks.