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Indian garment firm restrained from using Intel’s brand name

PTI - New Delhi

The Delhi high court has granted injunction in favour of computer major Intel Corporation on the allegation that an Indian readymade garment manufacturer was using Intel’s brand name to promote its product.

Justice H R Malhotra in an ex-parte order restrained the Punjab-based Rajgiri Knitwears and its agents from using the trade mark “Intel” in any form in its business.

Advocate Manmohan Singh, appearing for the US software and telecommunication giant, had contended that the Ludhiana based company was using the impugned trade mark for its T-shirts, kidswear, caps and other garments illegally to encash upon the reputation of the US multinational. The counsel alleged that the dishonest intention of Rajgiri Knitwears was evident from the fact that it was using an identical mark “Intel” with dropped “E” logo on the labels and price tags which was created by the American company.

Contending that the use of the impugned mark by the local firm was in violation of US company’s common law rights in the trade mark “Intel, the counsel said the adoption of identical mark by Rajgiri Knitwears amounted to misrepresentation. Intel Corporation said it has entered into other revenue producing business and some of its products include T-shirts, polo-shirts, denim-shirts, etc. Upholding these contentions, the court restrained the proprietors and agents of the Indian firm from manufacturing and marketing T-shirts, readymade garments and any other products bearing the mark “Intel” or Intel Corporation’s “dropped E logo” or any mark deceptively similar to the American company’s trademark.