polo lauren

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY APPELLATE BOARD=the word polo is a dictionary word meaning a game of eastern origin with rules similar to hokey played on horse back with a long handled mallet and polo shirt meaning a casual short sleeved cotton shirt with a collar and several buttons at the neck. As such the claim of the appellant for proprietary right over the word POLO is untenable in the eyes of law and incapable of getting a well-known mark status as per the plethora of cases.

Polo/Lauren Company, L.P. v. Royal Classic Mills Private Limited – ORA/118/2007/TM/CH [2008] INIPAB 1 (19 March 2008) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY APPELLATE BOARD Guna Complex Annexe-I, 2nd Floor, 443, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600018 M.P.Nos.102 & 103/2007 in OA/44/2006/TM/CH And OA/44/2006/TM/CH WEDNESDAY, THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008 Hon’ble Shri Z. S. Negi Vice-Chairman Hon’ble Shri Syed Obaidur … Continue reading →