Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks and Anr., (T)CMA(TM) 166/2023

Case number

(T)CMA(TM) 166/2023

Court

Madras High Court

Date of judgment

7 March 2024

Outcome

Set aside

Headnote

An opponent who had never been sent the counter statement despite years of asking dispatched its evidence a day before time expired, and three consecutive holidays delayed delivery by a day. The opposition was held abandoned. The Registry appears to function like a pre-programmed robot rather than a human being.

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Disposition

Allowed. Order of abandonment set aside.

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