High Court Karnataka High Court

M/S Mysore Light Works India vs The Mysore Lamp Works Ltd on 17 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
M/S Mysore Light Works India vs The Mysore Lamp Works Ltd on 17 October, 2008
Author: B.S.Patil
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IN THE HIGH GOURT OF KARHATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 17?" DAY OF' OC'I'O3$R 2008

BEFORE

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Bannerghatta Road,

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1. The Mysore" LampV1%Ierksv'i)£<1.'," .
Having' its'   
Old Road, P.B.1,
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 Writ Petition is filed under Articks 226 & 227 of the

V . V VT lfionsfimflon of India praying to call for record and issue ofwrit
 '   of.oe:rtiorari or any other writ to set aside the impugned order
 {fated 30.07.2008 passed by the XVIII Addl. City Civil and



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Session Judge, Bangalore (CCH-10} on LA. No.5 in
O.S.No.'7423/ 2004 i.c. Axmcxurc-A and grant such othcr___rc1icf.

This Petition coming on for orders this day, ..
made the foI1ow:ing:- '  4' » ,   " 3
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01. After arguing the matter for ‘

taken time to consider whether the

an undertaking’ before this ._ staf:i11g “‘o1f1er of’?

temporary injunction granted 1.2005
in O.S.No.7423/2004 “te’,”_ has filed a
memo undextaldngand gsénxing potifioncr will not use

the ‘i;mn}5s’ and the logo ‘ML’ and also

the trade «m”af_’ k JI..amps’ and logo ‘NML’ till the

of the mar 1531 the suitable clarification is made by

02.; A ‘I’Ahe in the writ petition is to the order passed by

‘Vtne on 30.07.2008 allowing I.A.No.5 filed by the

“V.§:2é}j.titi\Et’s–¥’espon.de13.ts herein and appointing the Court

..fo’.Co1;1£:iAissioner to search the places mcnmrned in the schodulc of

” application or other places shown by the plainfifis whom the

H defendant was allegedly infringing and using the trade mark

‘Mysom Lamps’ and tho Logo ‘ML’ on its product and to seize all

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such goods, dies, articles, litetatuxes, cartons, bins, labels,
boards, stickers, tags, papers ctc., bearing thc trade mark
‘Mysore Lamps’ and the logo ‘ML’ and produce the same Vbzfom
tins: Court. It is submitted before the Court that ‘tq
this order, the Commissioner was appointed fl1_cé
which 1nfnnged’ ‘ the trade mark by ‘
and the logo ‘NM1; have been .’
seenfiom the records that
stored in tbs ofiice premises to the
Petitioner has been depriving the
petitkyner of its fight:

03. The @133′: hi’ “5I1;iu11ct1?on has atta1ned’ fi.na]1Iy’ .

The order statfi-.aV_:V that Athev:dpetiti¢)n::r herein who was the

‘vdefendéfit befozt; tltu; below is restrained from using the

‘Lamps’ and logo ‘ML’. In the body of the

‘ VV oxddr,’ is that the petitioner was not just1fied’ in

t11c~~ tgfidémark of the nesponcicnts by using a prefix ‘New’

‘NML’ in the place of ‘Mysore Lamps’ and ‘ML’. In

circumstances, while I 50 not find any ilkzgality in the

‘4 directing seizure of the goods, then: is no justification to

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keep the omce premises and godewn under lock.