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Dr. Anji Reddy
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Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
Dispute Summary
This appeal concerned the registrability of the pharmaceutical trademark 'Novigan' against an objection raised by the owner of 'Novalgin'. The single judge had ruled that the marks were deceptively similar, but the Madras High Court overturned this decision. The court found no significant phonetic or visual similarity between the two marks, noting that common prefixes like 'Nova' are widely used in the pharmaceutical sector. Consequently, the original order allowing registration was restored.
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