https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197725 A passing off action and ad interim injunction can be maintained on the basis of trans-border reputation even where the plaintiff has no hotel business in India, if the mark has acquired goodwill and reputation in India through worldwide use, publicity, and Indian customer exposure abroad. The Court found a prima facie reputation, a real risk of confusion and false association from use of a similar hospitality-sector name, and sufficient likelihood of irreparable harm. On that basis, the refusal of interim relief was set aside and ad interim injunction was granted in support of the passing off claim. en-us Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jan 2018 12:29:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197725 A passing off action and ad interim injunction can be maintained on the basis of trans-border reputation even where the plaintiff has no hotel business in India, if the mark has acquired goodwill and reputation in India through worldwide use, publicity, and Indian customer exposure abroad. The Court found a prima facie reputation, a real risk of confusion and false association from use of a similar hospitality-sector name, and sufficient likelihood of irreparable harm. On that basis, the refusal of interim relief was set aside and ad interim injunction was granted in support of the passing off claim. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197725