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K. Mangayarkarasi & Anr. v. N.J. Sundaresan & Anr.

Can a trademark infringement suit be referred to arbitration if the defendant questions its maintainability on the ground of existence of an…

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
9 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1199
Case no.
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13012/2025
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Can a trademark infringement suit be referred to arbitration if the defendant questions its maintainability on the ground of existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties and seeks a reference under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Act, 1996 – s.8 – Not all trademark disputes are non-arbitrable; those concerning contractual rights can be arbitrated – Petitioners filed a commercial suit against Respondents seeking permanent injunction in relation to trademark “SRI ANGANNAN BIRIYANI HOTEL/ABM

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