Order Date:03.08.2022
Suit No. CS(Comm) 532 of 2022
Delhi High Court
Prathiba M Singh, H.J.
A.O.Smith Corporation and Another Vs Star Smith Export Pvt. Ltd.
Plaintiff’s Trademark A.O.Smith and Blue Diamond
Plaintiff’s web site:www.aosmith.com
Plaintiff's Claimed Worldwide User:1874
Plaintiff's Claimed Indian User:2006
Plaintiff's Earliest Registration in India in class 07 and 11:Effective since 22.03.2008
Plaintiff's Product:Geysers, Purification Systems, Water Heater, Boilers and other related equipment.
Defendant's Incorporation: Star Smith Export Private Limited on 01.08.2020
Defendant’s Trademark :Star Smith
Defendant’s web site www.starsmith.com
Defendant's Product:for identical products such as Geysers, Purification System, Water Purifiers, RO System
The Explanation Given by Defendant for adoption of Trademark SMITH in its email Reply :The Defendant sought to justify the adoption of the mark ‘STARSMITH’ on the ground that the son of the Defendant is named Smith.
However in reply to Legal Notice they have give। Just different Reason for adoption that that the word ‘SMITH’ is a dictionary word which means ‘a worker in a factory.
Accordingly the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi was pleased to grant Ex-parte Injunction in favour of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant holding adoption of impugned Trademark by the Defendant prima facie appears to be dishonest.
Ajay Amitabh Suman, IPR Advocate, Hon'ble High Court of Delhi
ajayamitabh7@gmail.com, 9990389539
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