Pernod Ricard India Private Limited v. Mohan Meakin Limited and Anr

Delhi High Court · 17 Apr 2023 · 2023:DHC:2744
C. Hari Shankar
C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 293/2021
2023:DHC:2744
intellectual_property petition_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the trademark dispute as academic after the respondent's mark expired and was not renewed, directing the Registrar to update the trademark register accordingly.

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Neutral Citation Number : 2023:DHC:2744 C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 293/2021
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 293/2021 PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Waseem Shuaib Ahmed, Mr. Suryanshu Priyadarshi and Ms. Soumya Khandelwal, Advs.
VERSUS
MOHAN MEAKIN LIMITED AND ANR ..... Respondents
Through Mr. Shivendra Pratap Singh and Mr. Navdeep Suhag, Advs. for Respondent 1
Mr. Alexander Mathai Paikaday, Adv. for the office of Trade Marks
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR
JUDGMENT

1. Mr. Navdeep Suhag, learned Counsel for Respondent 1, submits on instructions, that this dispute has become academic as the impugned mark of Respondent 1 has expired and Respondent 1 does not intend to renew the mark.

JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 17.04.2023

2. Mr. Waseem Ahmed, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that, however, the mark continues to be reflected on the website of the Registrar of Trade Marks as registered.

3. Mr. Paikaday, who appears on behalf of the Registrar of Trade Marks, undertakes that the position of the register would be rectified within a period of three weeks from today.

4. As such, recording the aforesaid submissions, the dispute in question does not survive for consideration. Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2744 C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 293/2021

5. The petition is accordingly disposed of.

6. Let the order be uploaded on the website of this Court within 24 hours.

C.HARI SHANKAR, J APRIL 17, 2023