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M/s V.V.V.& Sons Edible Oils Limited (Plaintiff) sued M/s Damodar Foods (Defendant) for infringement of their 'Idhayam' trademark, alleging the defendant manufactured and exported food products under the same mark from India to the USA. The Defendant claimed they were a job worker for Meenakshi Overseas LLC, the registered owner of a similar mark in the US.
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The suit was dismissed with costs, finding that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue the defendant without including the US trademark holder as a party and that the actions of the defendant were protected by Indian law.
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