Maxlife Diagnostic and Reserch Center & Ors. v. Max Health Care Institute Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Trademark infringement/passing off dispute over the mark 'MAX' (diagnostic centre). Interim injunction dated 10.07.2024 made permanent/final by consent; damages imposed for non-compliance with injunction (Rs. 5,00,000/- plus escalating weekly damages and threat of incarceration; warrants of arrest through SHO) resolved by settlement: one-time damages of Rs. 5,00,000/- converted into a decree, weekly damages ceased, suit CS(COMM) 417/2020 (Saket Commercial Court-01 South) disposed of. References: Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 CPC; FAO (COMM); Delhi High Court; Max Health Care Institute Ltd v. Maxlife Diagnostic and Reserch Center; third-party website/social-media listings takedown; reservation of rights against successor/third-party operator from same premises. Useful for consensual conversion of contempt-style damages orders into a decree and treatment of third-party continuance of infringing use.