https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466296 Use of a plaintiff's mark as part of a defendant's trade name qualifies as use as a trade mark when it is capable of creating a likelihood of association or confusion; this supports both infringement and passing off and entitles the plaintiff to injunctive relief. Where a registrar's inaction leaves registration violative of name-registration rules, the court may itself direct the defendant to apply for a corporate name change and order the registrar to process that application within a fixed time, with a permanent injunction taking effect on approval. Plaintiff awarded costs and professional fees; other claimed reliefs denied. en-us Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:07:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466296 Use of a plaintiff's mark as part of a defendant's trade name qualifies as use as a trade mark when it is capable of creating a likelihood of association or confusion; this supports both infringement and passing off and entitles the plaintiff to injunctive relief. Where a registrar's inaction leaves registration violative of name-registration rules, the court may itself direct the defendant to apply for a corporate name change and order the registrar to process that application within a fixed time, with a permanent injunction taking effect on approval. Plaintiff awarded costs and professional fees; other claimed reliefs denied. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466296