LAWS(MAD)-1998-6-108

WOCKHARDT LIMITED MUMBAI Vs. ARISTO PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED CHENNAI

Decided On June 02, 1998
WOCKHARDT LIMITED, MUMBAI Appellant
V/S
ARISTO PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED, CHENNAI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPLICATION Nos. 1649 to 1654 of 1998 and O.A. Nos. 182 and 183 of 1998 in C.S. No. 246 of 1998. The Petitioner/Plaintiff filed the suit for permanent injunction to restrain the defendant from manufacturing and selling pharmaceutical preparations and substances under the impugned trademark "SPASMO-FLEXON" and for other reliefs.

(2.) APPLICATION No. 182 of 1998 has been filed for the grant of ad-interim injunction restraining the defendant and others from selling or otherwise dealing with the pharmaceutical preparations and substances under the trademark named as "SPASMO-FLEXON".

(3.) THE Petitioner/Plaintiff has further averred that the drug "SPASMO-FLEXON" is deceptively, phonetically similar to or a colourable imitation of the plaintiff's trademark "Spasmo-Proxyvon" and therefore prayed that the respondents/defendant has got to be restrained from using the trade mark and passing off the goods.