IP Case Digest · Trade Marks

BeerCo Ltd. v. The Registrar of Trade Marks, CMA(TM) 14/2024

Case number
CMA(TM) 14/2024
Date of judgment
Judge
Abdul Quddhose
Outcome
Set aside

Headnote

A refusal under section 9(1)(b) was quashed as a non-speaking order. The applicant already held a registration for the identical mark in another class in India, and registrations for it in four other countries, all placed before the Registrar, and none of it was addressed. The mark should have been published so that any third party could oppose.

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Disposition

Allowed. Impugned order quashed; the Registry directed to publish the mark in the journal.

Headnote by BRB Legal, written from the judgment: a summary for reference, not legal advice. Read the judgment itself before relying on it.