https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=351827 The Supreme Court affirmed the High Courts' orders, dismissing the appeals. It clarified that the jurisdiction to decide the validity of a trade mark rests with the statutory authorities, not the civil court. The Court emphasized that if the issue of validity is not raised in a rectification application within the specified time, it is deemed abandoned, ensuring finality and preventing reopening of decrees. The civil court's role is limited to assessing the prima facie tenability of the invalidity plea, with ultimate decisions left to the Registrar or IPAB to avoid conflicting judgments. en-us Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:09:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=351827 The Supreme Court affirmed the High Courts' orders, dismissing the appeals. It clarified that the jurisdiction to decide the validity of a trade mark rests with the statutory authorities, not the civil court. The Court emphasized that if the issue of validity is not raised in a rectification application within the specified time, it is deemed abandoned, ensuring finality and preventing reopening of decrees. The civil court's role is limited to assessing the prima facie tenability of the invalidity plea, with ultimate decisions left to the Registrar or IPAB to avoid conflicting judgments. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=351827