VIP INDUSTRIES LTD vs CARLTON SHOES LTD & ANR.

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 22 April 2025 Pronounced on: 1 July 2025 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 151/2023 & CM APPL. 37334/2023 VIP INDUSTRIES LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nishad Nadkarni, Mr. Ankur Sangal, Mr. Ankit Arvind, Mr. Aasif Navodia, Ms. Khushboo Jhunjhunwala, Mr. Shaurya Pandey, Ms. Rakshita Singh and Ms. Ridhie Baja, Advs. versus CARLTON SHOES LTD & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Peeyoosh Kalra, Mr. C.A. Brijesh, Mr. Ishith Arora, Mr. Sumer Dev Seth and Ms. Simranjot Kaur, Advs. + FAO(OS) (COMM) 152/2023 & CM APPL. 37351/2023 VIP INDUSTRIES LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nishad Nadkarni, Mr. Ankur Sangal, Mr. Ankit Arvind, Mr. Aasif Navodia, Ms. Khushboo Jhunjhunwala, Mr. Shaurya Pandey, Ms. Rakshita Singh and Ms. Ridhie Baja, Advs. versus CARLTON SHOES LTD & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Peeyoosh Kalra, Mr. C.A. Brijesh, Mr. Ishith Arora, Mr. Sumer Dev Seth and Ms. Simranjot Kaur, Advs. Signature Not Verified FAO(OS)(COMM) 151/2023 and another connected matter Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 82 KUMAR Signing Date:01.07.2025 13:29:56 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL % JUDGMENT 01.07.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. Facilitative Index to the Judgement S. No. Subject Para Nos 1 Opening para 1 2 The lis 2–8 3 The impugned judgment in a nutshell 9 – 16 4 Rival stands before the learned Single Judge 5 Case set up by CSL in CS (Comm) 730/2019 17 – 23 6 Case set up by VIP in CS (Comm) 52/2020 24 – 28 7 The impugned judgment 8 A No case of infringement, as VIP and CSL are 31 – 32 both proprietors of registrations of the mark CARLTON in Class 18 9 B No case of trans border r