Both Denote Respect: NBFC's 'SVAMAAN' Trademark Protected Against 'SAMMAAN' Infringement By Identical Business: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court granted a temporary injunction in favor of Svamaan Financial Services Private Limited, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) specializing in microfinance loans, against trademark infringement by other businesses using the 'SAMMAAN' mark in their corporate logos. The court, led by Justice Amit Bansal, found that the 'SAMMAAN' marks used by the defendants were identically similar to the plaintiff’s trademark ‘SVAMAAN’ and thus constituted…