ICC 526/2014
Background
A company submitted a request to register two types of a product under a trademark “Mann Filter” but the request was refused on the grounds the trademark “Man” was already registered under the name of another company, which was a sister company of the applicant company.
The company objected to the decision and claimed there was a difference between the two trademarks and that the trademark which had been registered in a number of countries and the product had a good reputation in the local and international market. Therefore, the company filed a claim requesting the trademark be registered under its name.
The court of first instance accepted the objection and issued a ruling requesting the registrar to register the trademark “Mann Filter” under the name of the company.
Decision
The legal representative of the Industry and Minerals Minister appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.