This document provides contact information for the company Altacit, including addresses and phone numbers for their offices in Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, and Hyderabad. It also lists their email and website. The document references "The Café Madras Case" but does not provide any additional context about the case.

1. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
THE
CAFÉ MADRAS CASE
Vallabie. H. S

2. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Mr . J agdish Gopal Kamat h & Ors
…Plaint if f
vs
Lime and Chilli Hospit alit y Ser vices …
Def endant

3. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CAFÉ MADRAS CASE
The “Caf é Madras” case was held by t he
Bombay High court . The Def endant Could
not j ust if y t he bona f ide use of t he
plaint if f ’s mark f or his own services,
t heref ore suf f ering inf ringement .
The j udgment was given in f avor of t he
plaint if f who were t he aut hent ic users of
t he t rademark f or t heir services and
cleanliness. The det ails of t he case are
discussed in det ail in t he f ollowing slides.

4. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
LAW USED
Sections put forth by the
parties to case:
 Section 17(1) (2), 18 & 28 of
the Trademarks Act, 1999.

5. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
PRECEDENT CASES
 Rustom&HornsbyLtdvZamdaraEngineeringCo., AIR1970SC1649
 M/sHiralalPrabhudasvGaneshTradingCo. &Ors., 1984PTC155(Bom);
 AmritdharaPharmacyvSatyadeoGupta, AIR1963SC449
 CornProductsRefiningCovShangrilaFoodProductsLtd, AIR1960SC
 142. SerumInstituteofIndiavGreenSignalBioPharmaPvtLtd&Anr., 2011 (47)PTC(Bom);
 PidiliteIndustriesvS.M. Associates&Ors., 2004(28)PTC193(Bom).
 LupinLtdvJohnson&Johnson

6. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
PRECEDENT CASES
• MaxhealPharmaceuticalsvShalinaLaboratoriesPvt. Ltd
HindustanEmbroideryMillsvK. Ravindra&Co.
TheAutomaticElectricLtdvR. K. Dhawan&Anr., 1999(19)PTC81 (Del.);
 UltraTechCementLtdvAlaknandaCementPvtLtd&Anr., 2011(5)BomCR
588(upheldinAppealinAlaknandaCementPvtLtdvUltratechCementLtd., 2012
(1)BomCR519);
BrihanKaranSugarSyndicatePvtLtdvLokranjanBreweriesPvtLtd., 2014

7. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Precedent cases
 SerumInstituteofIndiaLtdvGreenSignalBioPharmaLtd. &Anr., 2011
 UltratechCementLimitedv. AlaknandaCementPvt. Ltd. 2011 (5)BCR588
 CornProductsRefiningCo. vShangrilaFoodProductsLtd.17
 PidiliteIndustriesLtdvSaiAssociates&Ors., 2004(28)PTC193(Bom)
 CharakPharmaPvtLtdvGlenmarkPharmaceuticalsLtd
 PidiliteIndustriesvs. S.M. Associates&Ors.
 G. P. Kamath&Co. vGreenOakHospitalityPvt. Ltd

8. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Precedent cases
 UniversalTwinLabsvRanbaxyLaboratoriesLtd., 2009(39)PTC9(Bom)(DB);
 ScheringCorporation&Ors. vKilitchCo. (Pharma)Pvt. Ltd., 1994IPLR1 27of49NMS-
2586-2012-S-2549-2012-CAFEMADRAS-F.DOC
 BalPharmaLtd. vs. CentaurLaboratoriesPvt. Ltd. &Anr
 GorbatschowWodkaKGvs. JohnDistilleriesLtd.
 AthleteFootMarketingAssociationIncvCobraSportsLtd;25
 IRCvMuller&Co.'sMargarineLtd;26
 Baskin-RobbinsIceCreamCo. vGutman;27

9. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Precedent cases
• PanhardetLevassorvPanhardLevassorMotorCoLtd.28
 N. R. DongrevWhirlpoolCorporation&Anr.29
 LivingMediaIndiaLtdvJitenderV. Jain, 2002
 T. V. VenugopalvUshodayaEnterprisesLtd., (2011)4SCC85
 GodfreyPhilipsIndiaLtdvGirnarFood&Beverages(P)Ltd., 2005(30)PTC1 (SC)40of
49
 LowenbrauAG&Anr. vJagpinBreweriesLtd&Anr.
 FoodWorldvFoodWorldHospitalityPvtLtd.
 HeinzItalia&Anr. vDaburIndiaLtd.

10. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Precedent cases
 BurberrysvCording
 AsianPaintsLtdvHomeSolutionsRetail(India)Ltd
 MaricoLtdvAgrotechFoodsLtd
 CadillaHealthcareLtdvCadillaPharmaceuticalsLtd
 ChanceryDivisioninWillmottv. Barber
 MidasHygieneIndustriesvSudhirBhatia,
 MedleyPharmaceuticalsLtdvTwilightMercantilesLtd
 HindustanPencilsPvt. Ltd. v. IndiaStationeryProductsCo. &Anr.:53

11. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Background of the
case
• Caf é Madras is a f amous Sout h
I ndian Cuisine Rest aurant in
Mumbai(mainly serving Udupi
f ood), owned and managed by t he
Kamat hs since 1951 and are
Regist ered propriet ors since
2005. I t is sit uat ed in Mumbai’s
Mat hunga East area.
• The Mat unga rest aurant , known
f or it s cleanliness and quick
services, was est ablished by Gopal
Purshot t am Kamat h. His sons
J agdish Kamat h and Suresh

12. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Background of the case
• Anot her Lime and Chilli Hospit alit y Services
has used t he f ormer’s mark “Caf é madras”
and set up rest aurant s in mult iple places. Viz.
Nashik and J algaon in Maharasht ra. Their
mark was claimed t o be used since 2004.
• The Kamat hs, being aggrieved, f iled a
complaint in t his regard st at ing t hat t he
lat t er has derogat ed t he Plaint if f ’s goodwill,
giving t hem a bad name. The plaint if f st at ed
t hat , in one of t he papers t he lat t er’s
rest aurant had a rat spot t ed in t he f ood and
it s int imidat ing t he public t o f all int o a pit of
conf usion as t o which rest aurant is being
ment ioned in t he papers at t he glimpse.
• I n t heir argument s, t he def endant s st at ed
t hat , caf é madras is a generic name and

13. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
I NCEPTI ON:
 The Plaint if f f iled a pet it ion in 2012,
st at ing about t heir gr ievance about t he
def endant s f raudulent and dishonest use
of t heir mar k. They had est ablished
st rong pr oof s t o t he use and ext ent of
r each of t heir mar k. I n f act , when t he
pet it ion was f iled, t he rest aur ant had
an annual t ur nover of near ly Rs 1
crore.
 The def endant s in r esponse t o t his led
t heir argument s as f ollows:

14. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE
• Fur t her , t he def endant s st at e t hat
t her e is no case of passing of f because
t he Plaint if f ’s had not sat isf ied t he
“t hr ee f old” or t he “t r init y” t est . i.e., (a)
goodwill owned by t he t r ader , (b)
Misrepr esent at ion, (c) Damage t o
goodwill.
• I n t heir subsequent ar gument t hey st at e
t hat t he plaint if f ’s have r egist er ed t heir
mar ks under classes 16 and 42, and t hat
is not what t he def endant s r egist er ed

15. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
ISSUES RAISED
The mat t er was t aken up bef ore t he Bombay
High Court . The issued raised are as
f ollows:
 Whet her t he Plaint if f s have made out a
suf f icient ly st rong prima f acie case on (a)
t heir cause of act ion in inf ringement ; (b)
t heir cause of act ion in passing of f ;
 The nat ure and ext ent of t he Plaint if f s'
reput at ion and goodwill; and
 Whet her t he Def endant ' s adopt ion of t he
mark is (a) bona f ide or not , and (b) if not ,
whet her t hat adopt ion is likely t o prej udice
or has act ually prej udiced t he Plaint if f s by

16. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
FINDINGS
I n account of Proof s and argument s submit t ed
by bot h t he part ies it was evident t hat :
• The plaint if f s use of mark was not
geographically const rained. The plaint if f s
sought and obt ained regist rat ions of t heir
mark in as many as 27 count ries and
European Union.
• Their t urnover in 2012 was nearly one crore,
whereas t he Def endant s barely had 25 lakhs
or less. And t hough t hey claimed use f rom
2004, t hey provided proof s only f rom 2006-
2007.
• Plaint if f ’s regist rat ion and goodwill ware
considerably and f irmly est ablished.
• They had won several awards and being

17. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
FINDINGS
• The plaint if f learnt of t he Def endant s mark
only in 2012 and t he advocat e sent cease and
desist not ice t o t he Def endant s. And only
af t er t he not ice was sent t hat t he
def endant s t ook us t he regist rat ion of t he
mark.
• Aggrieved plaint if f s sent f urt her not ice and
sought f or leave under Clause XI I of let t ers
pat ent .

18. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
JUDGEMENT
The J udge List ened t o bot h t he
part ies on t his issue; he came t o a
j udgment which is exceedingly well
writ t en.
• The essent ial f eat ure of bot h t he
marks is st ruct urally, visually and
phonet ically similar, hence creat ing
root s f or prima f acie evidence.
• The Court not ed t hat t he issue is
whet her t he t erms ‘Caf e Madras’
t aken t oget her are unique and
dist inct ive. I t t ook t he example of
Vit hal Bhel Puri and Sardar Pav
Bhaj i t o st at e t hat while all t hese

19. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
JUDGEMENT
And in his wor ds, t he J udge r ead t he f ollowing,
“plaintiff’smark’sreputation, goodwillandpriorusemay besupplementedwithInternet-based
material. Wheresuchmaterialexists, arivaluserisexpectedtoknowofitandadefendantmayevenbe
deemedtobeawareofit. Theburdenmustthenlieonthedefendanttoshowthattherivaluseofthemark
issuchaswouldhavenoeffectontheplaintiff’scontinueduseofthatmark. Thefactthatadefendant’s
markorgoodsorservicebearingthatmarkarenoteasilytraceableonsuchInternet-basedmaterialisnot
enoughtodischargethatburden; for, evidently, anypersonadoptsamarkonlywithaviewtofosterand
build a reputation. In addition, where there
issufficientglobally-accessibleInternetmaterialtoshowdamageortoraiseapresumptionofdamageto
theplaintiffbythedefendant’suseofthemark, thedefendant’sburdenisthatmuchgreater. Thisisin
onesensesomethingverylikethe‘butterflyeffect’ (wemightcallit‘theGoogleparadigm’): anadverse
eventinoneplacemaywellhavesevereconsequencestotheproprietorofamarkthoughheisinanother
placealtogether.”

20. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Judgment-VeRdICt
Concluding t he case by grant ing an int erim
inj unct ion in f avour of Kamat h t he J udge
held t hat L&C had f ailed t o est ablish t heir
claim of bonafide concurrent user of t he mark
“Caf é Madras”. On t he ot her hand, t he
allegat ion of Kamat h claiming damage caused
by L&C’s use was est ablished and no longer
considered only a possibilit y
Thus, let t ing Caf é Madras ret ain it s
unique f lavour.

21. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com

22. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Suite 132 & 133,
Level 1, Midtown,
Road No 1, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 6050 6009
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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