https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105111 A permissive agreement allowing use of a trade name remained operative because the technical know-how agreement governed a separate subject-matter and did not supersede it. The permission to use the word "Baker" was only a licence, not a transfer of proprietary rights. On passing off, the plaintiffs showed goodwill and reputation extending to India, and continued use of the name after termination of relations was likely to create false association, initial confusion and damage to goodwill. The Delhi HC therefore held that interim protection was warranted and restrained the second defendant from continuing to use the word "Baker" in its corporate name. en-us Fri, 24 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:25:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105111 A permissive agreement allowing use of a trade name remained operative because the technical know-how agreement governed a separate subject-matter and did not supersede it. The permission to use the word "Baker" was only a licence, not a transfer of proprietary rights. On passing off, the plaintiffs showed goodwill and reputation extending to India, and continued use of the name after termination of relations was likely to create false association, initial confusion and damage to goodwill. The Delhi HC therefore held that interim protection was warranted and restrained the second defendant from continuing to use the word "Baker" in its corporate name. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 24 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105111