In the recent case of
Vikas
Gupta & Another v Amit Jain, the Delhi High Court decided that the
defendant had made false statements before the court to conceal an act of infringement
committed against the plaintiff’s registered trademarks ‘Nehal’ and ‘Sneha’.
Further events unfolded how the defendant had been regularly infringing brand
names.
A familiar tale
The plaintiffs requested
a permanent injunction from the court to restrain the other party from using
the marks ‘Nehal’ or ‘Sneha’ or other marks which may resemble the word ‘Neha’.
The court had heard both
parties on February 18 2021, when the defendant submitted that they have used