TRADEMARK
LEGO FILES FOR TRADEMARK RECTIFICATION
The famous Lego Toy Company has filed a petition before the
Madras HC u/s 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, seeking
rectification of the Trademark register against LEO Foods, a
company that is engaged in the business of manufacturing
confectionery products under its registered trademarks in class 30,
being “LEGOCUTEHEART” and
“LEGOCOFFYBOND”.
The Court held that although the Parties' trade channels are
different, the goods of both the Parties cater to children. On
close observation of the marks, the Court further cited
‘identical adoption' of the mark by LEO Foods,
including the style and to some extent even the colors. In view of
this, the Court held that the reproduction or adoption of
LEGO's trademark indicates dishonest and malafide intentions
on the part of LEO Foods, and called for removing the infringing
marks.
