non-use Archives

‘No bonafide use of mark in relation to rice’; Delhi HC directs Registrar of Trade Marks to remove Chaman Lal Sachdeva’s mark ‘AL-WALIMAH’ due to non-use

“The investigation report, prima facie, reveals that the mark ‘AL-WALIMAH’ is never used by Respondent 1 and no rice product under the impugned mark is found in the market survey of relevant shops, nor did any shopkeeper expressed any knowledge in that regard.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Mark’s removal for non-use requires clear, unequivocal evidence of abandonment’; Delhi High Court dismisses application for removal of mark ‘BAOJI’

“Section 47 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 serves to protect the integrity of the trade mark register by ensuring that registered marks that are not actively used in commerce are removed.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court directs Registrar of Trade Marks to remove Deal International’s mark ‘SHERRIN’ due to non-use and trade mark squatting

“The logo and style of writing of the mark ‘SHERRIN’ having been designed in Australia by Russell Corp Australia (P) Ltd., several years prior to the application filed by Ashok Mahajan, trading as Deal International, is also liable to be protected under the law of copyright.”