https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787745 Reverse passing off was held not to fit within trademark passing off principles, which protect against a trader representing its own goods as another's; on the material, there was no prima facie misappropriation of goodwill or consumer confusion at the point of sale. Trademark infringement was also not shown because the original marks had been effaced before resale, so there was no use of the registered marks in the impugned trade. Section 30(3) protected lawful resale of goods lawfully acquired, while Section 30(4) did not apply since no prima facie change or impairment giving a legitimate reason to oppose further dealings was established. The interim relief therefore remained undisturbed. en-us Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:33:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787745 Reverse passing off was held not to fit within trademark passing off principles, which protect against a trader representing its own goods as another's; on the material, there was no prima facie misappropriation of goodwill or consumer confusion at the point of sale. Trademark infringement was also not shown because the original marks had been effaced before resale, so there was no use of the registered marks in the impugned trade. Section 30(3) protected lawful resale of goods lawfully acquired, while Section 30(4) did not apply since no prima facie change or impairment giving a legitimate reason to oppose further dealings was established. The interim relief therefore remained undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787745