- Case number
- COMMERCIAL (IP) SUIT NO. 710 OF 2025
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Date of judgment
- Outcome
- Dismissed
Headnote
Interim application dismissed in a registered design action over ceiling fans. Judged through the eye of the purchaser, no obvious similarity appeared: the curved blade and the Z shaped shank claimed as distinctive of the suit fan were absent from the impugned fan, and when both fans were produced in court no similarity was visible that would constitute piracy. The passing off claim failed separately because the chartered accountant's certificate relied on for goodwill covered six models or brands rather than the suit fan alone, so no goodwill or distinctiveness in the particular get up was established.
Headnote by BRB Legal, written from the judgment: a summary for reference, not legal advice. Read the judgment itself before relying on it.