Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Transborder Reputation Requires Local Market Presence | Bombay HC Rejects Passing Off Claim Based Solely on Website Access & Overseas Sales : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court held that mere website accessibility and overseas sales to Indian customers do not establish transborder reputation for trademark passing off claims, reinforcing that local market recognition is essential. However, interim relief was granted on copyright infringement grounds due to unauthorized use of distinctive logos, clarifying that IP rights can be enforced separately even when reputation claims fail.