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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
pl anwar basha
Respondent / Defendant
m natarajan
Dispute Summary
P.L. Anwar Basha (plaintiff) sued M. Natarajan (defendant) alleging infringement of his 'Meen Beedies' trademark, which featured a fish design on beedi wrappers, by the defendant’s use of a similar mark and passing off of inferior goods as the plaintiff's. The dispute centered around whether the defendant's mark was deceptively similar to the plaintiff's registered trademark.
Outcome / Ruling
The Madras High Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the lower court’s dismissal and decreeing a declaration and injunction in favor of the plaintiff, while denying damages due to lack of evidence.
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