In an order passed on May 29, Justice Sanjeev Narula said that a comparison of the names, domains, social media accounts and primary logos of the two firms conspicuously demonstrated that the law firms’ marks were identical and being used for identical services, targeting the same segment of consumers.
“Till the next date of hearing, Defendants No. 1 and 2 or anybody acting on their behalf are restrained from using in India the impugned marks “Singh and Singh,” “Singh & Singh,” “singhlaw,” “singhandsingh,” or any other trademark/ trade name/ service name/ trading style, which is either identical to, or deceptively similar to Plaintiffs’ marks/ names/ logos “Singh & Singh,” “Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP”, “Singh and Singh,” “http://www.singhandsingh.com/,” “singhlaw,” “singhandsingh.com,” “Singh & Singh Advocates,” “Singh & Singh Attorneys” or any other derivatives thereof so as to result in infringement and passing off of Plaintiffs’ trademarks,” the Court ordered.
Justice Narula also ordered the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to block access to the defendants’ website in India.
Source: Barandbench
