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Aktiebolaget Skf
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Krishna Kumar Trading Through Bearing Agency & Anr.
Dispute Summary
The Delhi High Court recorded a settlement agreement between Aktiebolaget Skf and Krishna Kumar Trading Through Bearing Agency & Anr., wherein the defendants acknowledged the plaintiff's proprietary rights in the 'SKF' trademark and agreed not to use, sell, or deal in counterfeit products bearing the mark. The plaintiff agreed to cooperate in compounding and quashing an FIR registered against the defendants. The court decreed the suit in terms of the settlement and directed the registry to draw up the decree sheet.
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[Cites 3 , Cited by 0 ] Delhi High Court - Orders Aktiebolaget Skf vs Krishna Kumar Trading Through Bearing ... on 17 July, 2026 Author: Jyoti Singh Bench: Jyoti Singh $~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1158/2025 AKTIEBOLAGET SKF .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Gaurav Gogia, Ms. Deasha Mehta and Ms. Sovanna Dash, Advocates. versus KRISHNA KUMAR TRADING THROUGH BEARING AGENCY & ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Abhijeet Yadav, Advocates for D1 and D2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH ORDER % 17.07.2026 I.A. 18446/2026 1. This application is filed jointly on behalf of the Plaintiff and Defendants under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC for recording of settlement between parties. 2. This suit was instituted on behalf of the Plaintiff inter alia seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the Defendants and all others acting on their behalf from using, networking, procuring, stocking, distributing, trading, selling, supplying, soliciting and offering for sale by any mode or manner, including through online medium, impugned counterfeit goods and/or any other allied or cognate goods bearing SKF CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 1 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 marks of the Plaintiff , , and and/or any other mark deceptively similar thereto, amounting to infringement of trademark and/or passing off as also infringement of copyright in the artistic work of the SKF label marks and the trade dress. 3. During the pendency of the suit, parties have amicably resolved their inter se disputes and terms of settlement are incorporated in paragraph 6 of the application, which is extracted hereunder for ease of reference:- "6. That during pendency of the suit, the parties have amicably resolved- their pending disputes on the terms and· conditions contained in this Settlement. i) The Defendant Nos. 1 and 2 admit and acknowledge the proprietary, statutory and· common law rights of· the Plaintiff in the trademarks: CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 2 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 ii) In addition to the aforestated, the Defendant No. 1 and 2 also admits and acknowledges the Plaintiffs rights in the following trade CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 3 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 dress/packaging (hereinafter referred to as "Trade dress'') devised by the Plaintiff: iii) That the Defendant Nos. 1 and 2 agree and undertake not to use, sell, solicit, manufacture, market, import; export; display, advertise, or otherwise deal in the course of trade in the physical or online marketplace, including by way of export and import, packaging and distribution, any counterfeit products bearing the impugned mark "SKF" or any mark identical with and/or deceptively similar to the said· trademarks/labels/trade dress of the Plaintiff, namely the SKF (word mark), / and its other variations and formatives, The Defendants agree to suffer a decree of permanent injunction in terms of the prayers for injunction as sought in the plaint. iv) That in view of the present amicable settlement and subject to strict compliance of all terms herein, including payment of the agreed settlement amount, the Plaintiff agrees to cooperate, support and sign necessary affidavits/documents for compounding and/or quashing of CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 4 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 FIR No. 0137 dated 05.06.2025 registered at Police Station, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, before the competent Court having jurisdiction, in accordance with law. It is clarified that such cooperation shall be subject to full and faithful adherence by Defendant Nos. 1 and·2 to all obligations under the present Settlement Agreement. v) That upon filing and/or final disposal of the quashing petition in respect of FIR No. 013712025, and in accordance with directions of the competent Court and/or concerned police authorities, Defendant Nos. 1 and undertake that the goods seized pursuant to the said FIR, comprising approximately 90 (Ninety) bags containing counterfeit SKF bearings bearing the impugned· marks/labels, shalt be destroyed. All goods shall be handed over to the Plaintiffs possession for the purpose of destruction in accordance with law. All costs towards the destruction are already included in the settlement amount of Rs. 15,00,000 (Rupees Fifteen Lakh Only). vi) The Defendant Nos. 1 and 2 further agrees that the terms of the present agreement shall be binding on any new entity, company, proprietorship etc. counted by the Defendants or is in direct or indirect control of the Defendants. The Second Party further undertakes that it shall never deal in any counterfeit SKF product of the in any manner whatsoever. vii) Particulars of the supply chain disclosures made in good faith with the plaintiff shall remain absolutely confidential and the identity of the defendants shall remain anonymous at all times. Without admission of further liability but in full and final settlement of civil claims for damages and costs, Defendant No. 1 and 2 has agreed to pay a sum of Rs. 15,00,000/- to the Plaintiff. The details of the payments made in two instalments are enumerated as under: i) Rs. 5,00,000/-through Cheque No. 000032 dated 13th April 2026. ii) Rs. 5,00,000/- through. Cheque No. 000033 dated 20th April 2026 iii) Rs. 5,00,000/-through Cheque No. 000034 dated 20th May 2026. viii) The Defendant No.1 and 2 agree and undertakes to disclose the complete supply chain including the complete purchase as well as sales data of the counterfeits as well as infringing SKF other deceptively similar marks/labels to that of the Plaintiff mark. SKF CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 5 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 (word mark) ), / and its other variations and formatives, provided that the Defendants' identity shall remain discreet and confidential at all times and· shall not be disclosed to any third party against whom any action is taken or contemplated to be taken by the Plaintiff. ix) The Defendant No.1 and 2 agree to allow the Plaintiff to undertake and conduct future audit, or surprise inspections to ensure compliance with the instant settlement agreement, and towards the aforesaid, allow peaceful execution of the inspection and cooperation with the audit/ surprise inspection, without interfering with or obstructing the process of audit/inspection in any manner. The Defendant No.1 and 2 states that it has no pending stocks or any other finished or unfinished materials bearing the impugned marks/labels, as mentioned in the plaint or any trademark label identical with and/or deceptively, confusingly similar to the plaintiffs said trade mark/labels, trade dress, copyright. xi) The Defendant No.1 and 2 agrees that it will not file any trademark, copyright application identical with and/or deceptively, confusingly similar to that of the Plaintiff's said trademarks/labels/trade dress. xii) The Defendant No.1 & 2 undertakes to this Hon'ble Court that they will not use the said trademarks or any other trade mark/labels, copyright identical with and/or deceptively and confusingly similar to the plaintiff's said trademarks/labels as per the Plaint in relation to the said goods and business of the Plaintiff and/or related/allied goods/ businesses including offering services in connection therewith. xiii) The Defendant No.1 & 2 undertakes and acknowledges that any prosent or future use and/or infringement of my said trademarks or labels of the Plaintiff or failure to abide by the terms of the present Settlement Agreement, shall entitle the Plaintiff ts impose penalty and recover damages on account of breach of this undertaking to the tune of INR 50,00,000/-(Rs. Fifty Lakhs/-), no questions asked in addition to other remedies available in law, including but not limited to initiation of proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 . It is made clear that the right of the Plaintiff to impose a penalty as provided for in the present Clause shall in no way be deemed as a waiver of the rights available to them in law to seek enforcement of the present Agreement or of the decree granted to the Plaintiff basis the present Agreement. CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 6 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14 xiv) The Parties agree to hold and keep in confidence any and all such information about this Settlement ("Confidential Information") and not to disclose any Confidential Information about the Settlement or any part thereof to any third party (except as required by law) and shall treat such Confidential Information with the same degree of care and protection as it would treat its own confidential information." 4. Learned counsel appearing for the Plaintiff acknowledges receipt of a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- payable under the terms of settlement and both counsels, on instructions, submit that the respective parties shall perform their reciprocal obligations in terms of the settlement. 5. Court has perused the terms of settlement and finds the same to be lawful. Accordingly, this application is allowed and disposed of, recording the settlement between the parties. CS(COMM) 1158/2025 & I.A. 26809/2025 6. Suit is decreed in terms of the settlement between the parties. 7. Registry is directed to draw up the decree sheet. 8. Suit stands disposed of along with the pending application. 9. Plaintiff is held entitled to refund of entire Court fees in accordance with the Court Fees Act, 1870 . 10. Date of 18.08.2026 is cancelled. JYOTI SINGH, J JULY 17, 2026/YA CS(COMM) 1158/2025 Page 7 of 7 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 21:49:14
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