Court upholds Bata’s right in ‘POWER’ brand, admonishes ‘Red Chief’ camel-in-the-tent approach
Bata India Limited (Bata) and Leayan Global Pvt. Ltd and others (Leayan)) operating in the footwear industry vie for the mark ‘POWER’ before the Delhi High Court. Interesting issues have come up including a) whether a mark being laudatory, is available as a defence to a party when he himself has applied for its trademark…