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glaxosmithkline pharmaceuticals ltd
Respondent / Defendant
unitech pharmaceuticals pvt ltd
Dispute Summary
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. sued Unitech Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. for infringement of its trademark PHEXIN, alleging deceptive similarity to defendant's mark FEXIM used on anti-biotic tablets. The plaintiff claimed the defendants were passing off their goods as those of the plaintiff and that the marks were phonetically similar. Defendant failed to appear in court.
Outcome / Ruling
The court granted a permanent injunction restraining Unitech Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. from using the trademark FEXIM or any deceptively similar mark, as well as from using packaging materials similar to that of Glaxo Smith Kline's PHEXIN, and awarded costs to the plaintiff.
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