Bombay High Court Partially Allows Appeal in Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Case — Copyright Claim Dismissed Due to Lack of Originality. The court held that slavish imitation of another's mark does not qualify as an original artistic work under the Copyright Act, 1957, but upheld the injunction for trademark infringement and passing off under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
18 Mar 2011The appeal arose from an order of a single judge granting interlocutory reliefs in a suit for trademark infringement and passing off. The respondents,...
