Stamping Out Counterfeits

Remfry & Sagar has successfully obtained an injunction in a design infringement and passing off suit filed on behalf of leading global stamp manufacturer Trodat GmbH. The defendant was selling rubber stamps that were a slavish and obvious imitation (including shape, colour, get-up, mechanism etc.) of Trodat’s proprietary (registered) design rights. Interestingly, the defendant had also obtained registration of its impugned designs in India in 2020.

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