https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197692 Prior registration and extensive use of the marks COKE and COKE STUDIO, together with substantial sales and publicity, were treated as sufficient to show strong goodwill and reputation. On that basis, the Delhi HC found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off where the impugned marks were used in a domain-name context likely to mislead consumers into believing an association with the plaintiffs. The balance of convenience favoured restraint because the defendant had not commenced use of the domain name, and refusal of protection was likely to cause grave and irreparable harm. Ad-interim injunction relief was therefore warranted against use, dealing with, and transfer of the disputed domain name. en-us Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:07:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197692 Prior registration and extensive use of the marks COKE and COKE STUDIO, together with substantial sales and publicity, were treated as sufficient to show strong goodwill and reputation. On that basis, the Delhi HC found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off where the impugned marks were used in a domain-name context likely to mislead consumers into believing an association with the plaintiffs. The balance of convenience favoured restraint because the defendant had not commenced use of the domain name, and refusal of protection was likely to cause grave and irreparable harm. Ad-interim injunction relief was therefore warranted against use, dealing with, and transfer of the disputed domain name. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197692