In the recent case of Larsen & Toubro Ltd & another v/s
Radheshyam Singh & another, a District Court in New Delhi
restrained the defendant from using the marks which were
deceptively similar to the plaintiff's trademark since it
amounted to infringement.
The main plaintiff was Larsen & Toubro Ltd an international
technology, engineering, manufacturing, and construction company
that had been using the marks Larsen & Toubro, L&T, LT, LT,
LK since 1938. The marks Larsen & Toubro, LT and L&T were
registered in India under the Trade Marks law. The second plaintiff
company, General Industrial Controls Pvt Ltd, was the registered
proprietor of (i)GIC/GIC in class 9 (computers and scientific
devices). This mark was presented artistically through a unique and
original combination of font style, colour, layout, etc. They also
manufactured and packaged these products while the main plaintiff
marketed them in India.
