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hawkins cookers limited
Respondent / Defendant
khaitan pressure cooker pvt ltd
Dispute Summary
Hawkins Cookers Limited sued Khaitan Pressure Cooker Pvt. Ltd. alleging infringement of their registered copyright in a distinctive logo (two red semi-circles separated by a white patch bearing the name 'H') used on pressure cookers, and passing off. The defendant used a similar label with two red semi-circles and a Krishna image, claiming it was not deceptively similar.
Outcome / Ruling
The Court decreed in favor of Hawkins Cookers Limited, granting a permanent injunction restraining Khaitan Pressure Cooker from using the infringing label and ordering them to pay damages, including punitive damages of Rs. 10,00,000, and appointing a Special Referee to quantify further losses.
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