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Relevant Acts and provisions
Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958
Provisions considered: Common law passing off and cybersquatting, read with Section 27(2) of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958.
Brief facts
Acqua Minerals Limited, the registered proprietor of a well-known trade mark for packaged drinking water with a substantial share of the Indian bottled water market, discovered that the defendants had registered the identical name as a domain name without any authorisation or business connection with the plaintiff.
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Keywords
Bad Faith Adoption Cybersquatting Domain Names Passing Off Well-known Trade Mark
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