Delhi High Court Refrains Make My Tours From Using The Logo Of Makemytrip.com
Dec 30, 2014, 15:30 IST
Providing an interim relief to travel website Makemytrip.com, the Delhi High Court has ordered Make My Tours Pvt Ltd not to use the trademark and logo of Makemytrip.com for ticket bookings. The next hearing in the case will take place on February 13, 2015.
“Considering the facts of the present case as well as settled law applicable to the present case, this court is of the opinion that the plaintiff has been able to make out a strong prima facie case in its favour and the balance of convenience also lies in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendants,” the court said.
“The use of the impugned marks (Makemytours, and the logo) by the defendants would cause irreparable loss and injury to plaintiff, in case interim order is not passed. Accordingly, till the next date of hearing (Feb 13), defendants, jointly and severally, by themselves, their partners, servants, agents, representatives and all those acting in concert with them or claiming under or through them or otherwise howsoever, are restrained from using the impugned marks (Makemytours, and the logo)…,” it added.
Makemytrip.com said that it came to know about the website www.makemytours.com in October.
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“Considering the facts of the present case as well as settled law applicable to the present case, this court is of the opinion that the plaintiff has been able to make out a strong prima facie case in its favour and the balance of convenience also lies in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendants,” the court said.
“The use of the impugned marks (Makemytours, and the logo) by the defendants would cause irreparable loss and injury to plaintiff, in case interim order is not passed. Accordingly, till the next date of hearing (Feb 13), defendants, jointly and severally, by themselves, their partners, servants, agents, representatives and all those acting in concert with them or claiming under or through them or otherwise howsoever, are restrained from using the impugned marks (Makemytours, and the logo)…,” it added.
Makemytrip.com said that it came to know about the website www.makemytours.com in October.