Castrol Limited v. Paramox Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Trade Marks / Trade Dress – Commercial IP Suit – Disposal in terms of consent terms
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Commercial Division (OOCJ); Commercial IP Suit No. 52 of 2024, Castrol Limited & Ors. v. Paramox Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.; decided 8 October 2025 by Arif S. Doctor, J.; trade mark/trade dress dispute (CASTROL/ACTIV v. CRISTAL/ACTIVE/ACHIVE) settled through consent terms; destruction of seized infringing stock within 30 days; Court Receivers Reports Nos. 59 of 2025 and 138 of 2024/2025 disposed; Court Receiver discharged without passing of accounts; undertakings accepted as undertakings to the Court.
What did the court decide?
Suit disposed of in terms of the consent terms; undertakings therein (including destruction/defacement/erasure within 30 days of the entire seized stock of impugned products and materials bearing CRISTAL/ACTIVE/ACHIVE and other marks deceptively similar to CASTROL/ACTIV, in the presence of the Plaintiffs' representative and Counsel) accepted as undertakings to the Court; all interlocutory applications and Court Receivers Reports Nos. 59 of 2025 and 138 of 2025 disposed; Court Receiver discharged without passing of accounts on the applicants' undertaking to pay its costs, charges and expenses.