Saint Gobain Construction Products Uk Ltd. v. Tallam Uma Shankar Gupta
Case brief
What is this about?
Rectification petition seeking removal of the registered mark GYPLOCK from the Trade Marks Register on grounds of deceptive similarity to the earlier mark GYPROC. The Court held a stand-alone rectification petition lies before the High Court, found the marks similar for identical goods, and allowed removal.
What did the court decide?
Registrar directed to expunge entry relating to Trademark No.3536418 in class 19 and cancel the certificate of registration within eight weeks; no order as to costs.