Private entities involved in organising beauty pageants and other business activities by illegally using the brand name Khadi of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) have been restrained by the Delhi High Court from carrying out any misleading activities in the name of Khadi. The Noida-based Khadi Design Council of India (KDCI) and Miss India Khadi Foundation (MIKF) were accused by the KVIC of fraudulently using the brand name and deceiving people. In an ex-parte order, the high court said the names of the two entities were deceptively similar to the KVIC s trademark Khadi and hence, amounted to violation of the trademark.
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Delhi High Court has restrained beauty pageants and other businesses from carrying out any misleading activities in the name of Khadi.
Private entities involved in organising beauty pageants and other business activities by illegally using the brand name Khadi of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) have been restrained by the Delhi High Court from carrying out any misleading activities in the name of Khadi.
The Noida-based Khadi Design Council of India (KDCI) and Miss India Khadi Foundation (MIKF) were accused by the KVIC of fraudulently using the brand name and deceiving people.
In an ex-parte order, the high court said the names of the two entities were deceptively similar to the KVIC s trademark Khadi and hence, amounted to violation of the trademark.
Private entities involved in organising beauty pageants by illegally using the brand name "Khadi" of Khadi and Village Industries Commission have been restrained by the high court from carrying out any "misleading" activities in the name of Khadi.