IP Case Digest · Trade Marks

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Walter Healthcare Private Limited & Anr., CS(COMM) 403/2025

Case number
CS(COMM) 403/2025
Date of judgment
Judge
Jyoti Singh
Outcome
Injunction granted

Headnote

CALPOL declared a well-known trade mark for medicinal and pharmaceutical products under section 2(1)(zg), the Court finding the criteria in sections 11(6) and 11(7) satisfied. It relied on continuous use since 1991, sales exceeding Rs 300 crore in 2024 alone with more than 20 crore pack units sold, sustained marketing and advertising spend, extensive coverage in widely circulated publications, consistent visibility in pharmacies across the country and on third party e-commerce platforms, and a series of earlier injunctions and consent decrees obtained against infringers.

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