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Cadila Health Care Ltd. v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

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Reported as [2001] 2 S.C.R. 743
Bench B.N. Kirpal, Doraiswamyraju and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 26 March 2001

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Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958-Sections 27 & 28-Trade Mark-Medicinal Drugs-Appellant and respondent manufacturing and sell­ ing drug in the brand name of 'Falcigo' and 'Falcitab' respectively-Action for passing off-Suit for injunction-Trial Coult dismissing interim injunction applictition-Held, strict approach to judge the possibility of confusion should be taken for medicinal drugs to avoid disastrous results./- actors to be considered in deciding action for passing off spelt out for the Trial Coult in deciding the suit-Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940-Section 17B. Practice and

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