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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
ardath tobacco company ltd
Respondent / Defendant
mr munna bhai ors
Dispute Summary
Ardath Tobacco Company Ltd sued Mr Munna Bhai & Ors for trademark infringement, alleging vendors in Delhi and Calcutta were selling cigarettes with packaging deceptively similar to their registered 'STATE EXPRESS 555' mark. The defendants, acting as vendors/stockists, sold cigarettes labeled 'PEACOCK' but with packaging mimicking the plaintiff’s.
Outcome / Ruling
The suit was decreed against defendants 1 to 3, granting a permanent injunction prohibiting them from selling infringing cigarettes and awarding nominal damages of Rs 25,000/- each.
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