Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd wins ‘Orchid’ trademark infringement case against Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd
Supreme Court dismisses Special Leave Petition filed by Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Royal Orchid Hotels Limited (“ROHL”) and upheld the February 11, 2015 order of the Madras High Court restraining ROHL from using the word ‘Orchid’ or mark or logo that amounts to infringement on the trademark of ‘The Orchid’ belonging to Kamat Hotels (India) Limited (“KHIL”). KHIL is the owner and registered proprietor of the trademark/ logo ‘The Orchid’ and promotes two five star ecotel hotels under the brand ‘The Orchid’ in Mumbai and Pune. The SC bench chaired by Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R. Banumathi decided to dismiss the petition of ROHL. Disposing of the case the SC said in its order “Having considered the matter we are of the view that the conclusions reached by the Madras High Court cannot be said to be, in anyway, unreasonable and/or unacceptable. Rather, we are inclined to hold that the view recorded by the M...