Krbl Limited v. Ashok Kumar

CS (COMM) 230/2020

Krbl Limited filed a suit seeking permanent injunction against defendants for infringing its registered trademark, 'INDIA GATE with device of INDIA GATE', which is used in the business of rice. The court found that Defendant No. 1 was fraudulently using the trademark through an impugned website and domain name, leading to unauthorized sales and collection of money.

Jurisdiction
India
Court
Delhi District Court
Case Number
CS (COMM) 230/2020
Decision Date
24 November 2022

Practitioner Note

This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in trademark matters before Delhi District Court. Understanding the court's reasoning in Krbl Limited vs Ashok Kumar is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.

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