Ms Sns Movies Productions LLP v. Mr Manjunath
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court Commercial Division suit decreeing trade mark infringement and passing off claims (prayer clauses (a) and (b)) by consent: THINK STUDIOS v THINK STUDIO; defendant proprietor's undertaking affidavit (23.02.2026) to cease and desist, withdraw trade mark application No.6972552 and change domain/social media handles; time-limited permission to use THINK STUDIO until 09.04.2026 solely for auditing, administrative and allied compliance; accounts of profits/damages and costs claims abandoned; no order as to costs; connected O.A.Nos.1059 & 1060 of 2025 and A.No.5555 of 2025 closed; statutes: Order VII Rule 1 CPC 1908, Order IV Rule 1 High Court O.S Rules, Sections 134 and 135 Trade Marks Act, 1999; Judge: Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy.
What did the court decide?
Decree in terms of clauses (a) and (b) of paragraph 38 of the plaint (permanent injunctions restraining infringement and passing off of the mark/trading style THINK STUDIOS), subject to the defendant being permitted to use the mark THINK STUDIO up to 09.04.2026 solely for auditing, administrative and allied compliance purposes; plaintiff gave up claims under clauses (c) (accounts of profits/damages) and (d) (costs); no order as to costs; connected applications closed.