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Hamdard National Foundation (India)
Dispute Summary
The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal by the Registrar of Trade Marks, upholding the single judge's decision to register the trademark 'SAFI' for medicinal preparations. The core issue was whether 'SAFI,' a word meaning 'pure' or 'clear,' was descriptive and thus unregistrable under Section 9 of the Act. The court ruled that even if a mark has an initial reference to quality, it can acquire a secondary meaning through continuous use in trade, making it capable of distinguishing the goods of a particular trader.
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