AKTIEBOLAGET VOLVO & ORS. vs R. VENKATACHALAM AND ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS (COMM) 346/2018 & I.A. 3177/2007 AKTIEBOLAGET VOLVO & ORS. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Anirudh Bakhru, Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Vaishali Mittal, Mr.Siddhant Chamola, Mr. Karan Kamra, Advocates (M:7838189329) versus R. VENKATACHALAM AND ANR .....Defendants Through: Mr. R. Siva Kumar, Mr. B. Ragunath, Advocates (M:9818521071) Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 20.01.2025 MINI PUSHKARNA, J: 1. The present suit has been filed seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining infringement of registered trademark, passing off, dilution of trademark unfair competition, damages, delivery up, etc. Facts of the Case: 2. The case, as canvassed by the plaintiffs, is as under: 2.1. The plaintiff nos. 1 to 3 ("plaintiffs") are companies organized under the laws of Sweden and are group companies of the reputed VOLVO group. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS (COMM) 346/2018 Page 1 of 52 By:AMAN UNIYAL Signing Date:20.01.2025 15:47:02 2.2. Plaintiffs are the registered proprietors of the trademarks “PENTA” and “VOLVO PENTA”. Plaintiffs‟ adoption of the name/mark PENTA dates back to 1913 and the plaintiffs first used „VOLVO PENTA‟ in the year 1964. 2.3. The trademark „PENTA‟ was registered in India bearing registration nos. 265555 in class 7 and 265556 in class 12 in favour of AB Archimedes- Penta, since the year 1970. The said trademarks were duly assigned to AB Volvo in the year 1975. 2.4. AB Volvo, by way of a Deed of Assignment on 26 th February, 1999, assigned the rights, interests and title held by it in the trade marks that consist of or contain the word „VOLVO‟ including the device marks and the trade mark „PENTA‟ to affect a valid transfer of the trade marks to the assignee