Trademark Dispute: Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of ‘Royal Orchid’ Registration in Class 42: Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. vs. Kamat Hotels (2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the trademark ‘Royal Orchid’ can be registered in Class 42, concerning hotel services, given a prior registration of ‘Orchid’ in the same class by another party. CASE TYPE: Intellectual Property (Trademark) Case Name: Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. vs. Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 December 2017 Introduction Date of […]

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