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

$~ * 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. 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 regis