Civic India Housing and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd v. The Registrar of Trade Marks, (T)CMA(TM) 171/2023 | IP Case Digest

Case number: (T)CMA(TM) 171/2023
Court: Madras High Court
Date of judgment: 5 March 2024
Outcome: Direction to grant

Headnote

A composite label mark was refused by picking two words out of it. The identical mark stood registered in another class, and section 31 proves validity and ownership rather than nothing at all. The Court strongly suspected a motive and held the refusal to appear malafide, directing registration.

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Disposition

Allowed. Order of refusal set aside and registration directed.

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