A local court on Saturday retrained Star India from using Master Chef title for its various shows till further order after a Mumbai based company alleged trademark infringement.
Star India Pvt Ltd "is restrained from using publishing exhibiting
telecasting television show through its channels otherwise under the
trade mark Master Chef India 2 on star plus channel and Master Chef Australia and Master Chef USA
on star world television channel.... till further order," Additional
District and Session Judge Vimal Kumar said here in his exparte order.
The
order came on a suit filed by Mumbai-based Wings Entertainment Ltd
which claimed that the company in October 2010 noticed that the star
plus channel had started using the trademark Master Chef India for its television show which is same/similar as the aforesaid registered trade mark Master Chef of Wings Entertainment Ltd.
The
channel, the company claimed, did not stop infringement of trademark
inspite of receipt of a Cease and Desist Legal Notice dated 12th
October, 2010.
The company's counsel alleged that Star Plus has again infringed trademark by telecasting Master Chef India-2 from November, 2011.
After
hearing the agreements, the judge directed the Star India Pvt Ltd stop
using ‘Master Chef’ trade mark till further order and fixed the next
date on January 6, 2012.
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