Imex Industries (I) Pvt. Ltd. v. Shri Ashapura Hardware

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY (ORA/293/2012/TM/CH) Mr.Abdulla A Olia Director of M/s Imex Industries (I) Pvt.Ltd.

59, Syed Mukri Street, Near Bhandari Street, Mumbai - 400 009.

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. M/s. Shri Ashapura Hardware No.47, Mill Road, Coimbatore - 641 001.

2. The Registrar of Trade Marks Office of the Trade Marks Registry Intellectual Property Rights Building Industrial Estate, SIDCO RMD, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Godown Area, Chennai - 600 032.

...Respondents

Prayer: Transfer Original Petition (Trademarks) filed under Sections 47, 57 and 125 of Trademark Act, 1999 praying to direct the Registrar of Trade Mark to rectify or remove the registered word trade mark STAR IMEX DEVICE bearing no.1625661 in class 06 registered in the name of Ms. Shri Ashapura

Hardware of No.47, Mill road, Coimbatore 641001 and the Respondent No.1 herein who claim to be registered proprietor of the registered trade mark STAR IMEX DEVICE.

For Petitioner :

No Appearance For R1 :

No Appearance For R2 :

Mr.J.Madhana Gopal Rao, Senior Panel Counsel

ORDER

The matter is listed today under the caption "for dismissal" because there was no representation for the petitioner either on 18.07.2023 or 09.08.2023 in spite of notice having been served on the petitioner on 07.06.2023. There is no representation for the petitioner at the hearing today also.

2. Therefore, (T)OP(TM).No.56 of 2023 is dismissed for nonprosecution without any order as to costs. 16.08.2023 Index:No Speaking order hvk

To The Registrar of Trade Marks Office of the Trade Marks Registry Intellectual Property Rights Building Industrial Estate, SIDCO RMD, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Godown Area, Chennai - 600 032.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.

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