FMCG — India Design Cases
32 decisions indexed
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Ampro Food Products v.Ashoka Biscuit Works And Ors.
Ampro Food Products filed a suit for permanent injunction against Ashoka Biscuit Works for piracy of its registered biscuit design ('AF'). The lower court refused the temporary injunction, arguing that the design was not new or original and that it should be treated as a trademark. The High Court allowed the appeal, holding that the defense of non-originality is precluded when an express remedy for cancellation exists under the Designs Act, and clarified the difference between design rights and trademark rights.
Crocs Inc Usa v.M/S Bata India Ltd And Ors
The Delhi High Court awarded costs in favor of the defendant, M/S Bata India Ltd, in a design infringement suit filed by Crocs Inc Usa. The court directed the plaintiff to pay a sum of Rs. 24,63,400/- to the defendant within three months. The suit was initially filed seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of Design Registration no. 197685, but the court had earlier dismissed the interim injunction applications and allowed the defendant's application under Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC.
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