HC refrains chennai based company from using Nike trademark

New Delhi, Nov 17 (UNI) The Delhi High Court has refrained a Chennai based company from infringing on Nike's trademark rights and directed it to stop selling its products using the brand name.

Justice S N Aggrawal refrained G R Fragrances from manufacturing, marketing and selling its products under the NIKE trademark till the disposal of the case.

Chander Mohan Lall, Manish Dhir and Kripa Pandit, lawyers for Nike International said infringement of the trademark by the defendant had lowered the global company's reputation.

Nike had approached the court to get an interim injunction for the use of their registered trademark by the Chennai based company.

The court gave an ex-parte injunction and refrained the erring company from using the trademark.

UNI