M/s Kaleesuwari Refinery Private Limited Represented by its Authorised Signatory v. Veera Traders
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DHEEPAM word mark; trade mark infringement; passing off; interim injunction; ex parte proceedings after service (private notice 20.03.2025; bailiff service of notice and suit summons 15.04.2025); Kaleesuwari Refinery Private Limited vs Veera Traders; Madras High Court Commercial Division; C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.74 of 2025; O.A.Nos.264 & 265 of 2025 and A.No.1347 of 2025; registration certificate; legal use certificate; use since 14.10.2009; lamp oil and illuminating oil for non-edible purposes; cease and desist notice dated 10.12.2024; reply dated 17.12.2024 claiming conception, coining and adoption without dates; secondary significance; nearly identical marks; DEEPAM element exhibited prominently; identical goods; balance of convenience; irreparable loss; liberty to use mark 'Sri Murugan' without 'DEEPAM'; joinder of causes of action; avoidance of multiplicity of proceedings; pleaded turnover Rs.125.18 crores (FY 2021-2022); advertising expenditure Rs.4.90 crores.