Supreme Court of India

Toyoto Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Mis Prius Auto Industries Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 12 S.C.R. 805
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 14 December 2017

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Trade Marks Act, 1999 - Foreign claimant - Action for passing off - Maintainability of - Appellant-plaintifj; an automobile manufacturer incorporated in Japan, flied suit against respondent­ defendant seeking permanent injunction restraining the respondents from using appellant '.Y unregistered trade mark 'Prius '. of which the plaintiff claimed to be a prior use1-, so as to prevent the respondents from passing off their goods as that of the appellant - Single Judge of High Court restrained the respondents from using c the mark 'prius' in respect of auto accessories manufactured by them -

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