Boon Rawd Brewery Co. Ltd. v. Yunnan Xiangkeng Trading Co., Ltd. & Anr.
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Key terms: SINGHA; Singha beer; Boon Rawd Brewery; Thai brewery founded 1933; Yunnan Xiangkeng Trading; mystical lion device; device mark; class 32 beers/beverages; label/device slavish imitation; proposed-to-be-used registration dated 05.04.2019; trade mark application/registration no. 3850584; Sections 47 and 57 Trade Marks Act removal/cancellation; Section 9(1)(a) and 9(2)(a) non-distinctive/deceptive registration; Section 11 similarity and confusion; Section 11(10)(ii) bad faith registration; Rule 33 (1) Trade Marks Rules 2017 examination lapse (failure to cite prior marks); respondent no. 2 Registry error; uncontested rectification petition — averments deemed admitted; habitual infringer with adverse foreign-jurisdiction orders; removal from Register within four weeks; Controller General CGPDTM compliance copy. Relevant when researching rectification/removal petitions under Ss. 47/57 for bad-faith or slavish-copy registrations in respect of beverage marks, or examination failures under Rule 33(1).