ABT SONY Versus “Sony”

Multinational corporations are very sensitive towards their intellectual property portfolio. Their worth is in the number of patents, trademarks, design and other IP proprietary rights they own. With respect to trademarks, it is not unusual to know that their distinctive marks are registered in different jurisdictions across the globe. This step whereas gives their trademarks the protection it needs, also brings with itself litigations galore.

Tiny enterprises tend to adopt famous/well-known marks as it is on their products or intermingle with other features of their label to depict an adventitious operation. This keeps the MNCs on their toes to scan journals from intellectual property registries and other sources to defeat the unsavory motives of free riding on their products hard-earned reputation and goodwill by initiating opposition proceedings against the application for registration. In the instant case A.B.Textiles versus Sony Corporation 2007 (35) PTC 288