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High Court dismisses plea by India Habitat Centre

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“Two words, ‘Habitat Centre’, not a registered trade mark”


‘The words denote only a centre providing services’


NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by India Habitat Centre here to restrain a person from using the words “Habitat Centre” submitting that it had an exclusive trade mark right over them.

India Habitat Centre, a prominent club on Lodhi Road in the Capital, had urged the Court to restrain Sunita Aeren of Ghaziabad from using the two words for her upcoming new club at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. Ms. Aeren has named her club Indirapuram Habitat Centre.

Dismissing the plea, Justice S. N. Dhingra said: “The words denote only a centre providing services in relation with the environment and assembly of people for various activities. The two words cannot be the exclusive property of India Habitat Centre. Neither Habitat nor Centre can be allowed to become a property of any person singly or jointly.”

Refusing to restrain the respondent, Mr. Justice Dhingra said the two words ``Habitat Centre” were not a registered trade mark of India Habitat Centre.

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