Sanofi is a globally well-established name in the field of
healthcare pharmaceuticals, primarily in Europe. It filed a suit
for permanent injunction against one 'Snofinn' at the Delhi
High Court in the case of of Sanofi & Anr. v.
Faisal Mushtaq & Ors. CS (COMM) 929/2018 & I.A. No.
7820/2018. It stated that the defendant's trade
name "Snofinn" and its logo, were deceptively similar to
that of Sanofi's. In our opinion, the similarity was
shamelessly deceptive. (Since a picture speaks a thousand words, we
shall 'show' you the similarity instead of saying
much):
* Pic Courtesy: The judgment itself contained
this simple depiction of the deceptive similarity!
The defendant, inter alia, operated a domain name
www.snofinn.com which stated that the defendant
was engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical
preparations under its brand name "Snofinn". The
defendant had applied for a trademark registration for the trade
name and logo. However, the same was
