Reebok International Limited Vs Sarthak Jaiswal Trading as Shri Behari Jee Knitwears & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Reebok International Limited Vs Sarthak Jaiswal Trading as Shri Behari Jee Knitwears & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition allowed in terms of prayer Paragraph 31(a): Respondent No. 2 directed to remove/cancel/expunge the entry of trade mark/label ‘REEBON’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 from the Register of Trade Marks; costs not pressed; Petition stands disposed of in those terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entry pertaining to the impugned registration of trade mark/label ‘REEBON’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 should be removed/cancelled/expunged from the Register of Trade Marks. +1 more

Court's answer

The Petition is allowed in terms of prayer Paragraph 31(a) of the Petition.

Ratio / Principle

Respondent No. 2 is directed to remove/cancel/expunge the entry pertaining to the impugned registration of trade mark/label ‘REEBON’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 from the Register of Trade Marks.

Key takeaways

The Petitioner does not press for costs of the present Petition.ratio¶17
The Registry is directed to place on record the affidavit re-filed by Respondent No. 1 on 15.10.2025 (Diary No. 6374838/2025).ratio¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Trade Marks — Rectification/cancellation of registration — High Court of Delhi (Tejas Karia, J.), order dated 16.10.2025 in C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 245/2024: Petition by Reebok International Limited allowed in terms of prayer Paragraph 31(a); Respondent No. 2 directed to remove/cancel/expunge the entry of trade mark/label ‘REEBON’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 from the Register of Trade Marks. Earlier, by order dated 22.08.2025, Respondent No. 1 (Sarthak Jaiswal trading as Shri Behari Jee Knitwears) had been directed to file an affidavit affirming cessation of use of the mark/label; the affidavit dated 03.09.2025 was under objection and was re-filed on 15.10.2025 (Diary No. 6374838/2025), with the Registry directed to place it on record. Respondent No. 1 conveyed no objection to the direction of rectification/cancellation. Petitioner did not press costs; Petition disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 245/2024 & I.A. 46379/2024 REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED …..Petitioner Through: Mr. Rishi Bansal & Mr. Indraneil Choudhary, Advocates.

Versus

SARTHAK JAISWAL TRADING AS SHRI BEHARI JEE KNITWEARS & ANR. …..Respondents Through: Mr. Sanchit Bhushan, Advocate for R-1. Ms. Nidhi Raman, Mr. Mayank Sansanwal & Mr. Om Ram, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R % 16.10.2025

Vide order dated 22.08.2025, the Respondent No. 1 was directed to file an affidavit of the Authorized Representative of Respondent No. 1 affirming

that Respondent No. 1 has ceased using the mark / label ‘ ’. 2. The learned Counsel for Respondent No. 1 submits that pursuant to the said order, the Respondent No. 1 has filed an affidavit dated 03.09.2025. However, since the same was under objection, the Respondent No. 1 re-filed the said affidavit on 15.10.2025 vide Diary No. 6374838/2025. The Registry is directed to place the same on record.

He further submits that Respondent No. 1 has no objection if a direction

for rectification / cancellation of mark / label ‘REEBON / ’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 in the Registry of Trade

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Marks is issued by Respondent No. 2.

In view of the above, the present Petition is allowed in terms of prayer Paragraph 31(a) of the present Petition. The Respondent No. 2 is directed to remove / cancel / expunge the entry pertaining to the impugned registration

of Trade mark/label ‘REEBON / ’ registered under Application No. 4324552 in Class 25 from the Register of Trade Marks.

The Petitioner does not press for costs of the present Petition.

Accordingly, the Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

TEJAS KARIA, J

OCTOBER 16, 2025 ‘gsr’

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