Strengthening the Family of Marks Doctrine: Mankind Pharma v. Ram Kumar
The Delhi High Court, in Mankind Pharma Ltd v. Ram Kumar, ruled in favor of Mankind Pharma, granting stronger protection to its “Kind” family of trademarks. Justice Tejas Karia held simply tweaking the prefix of an established brand name cannot shield deceptively similar marks, emphasizing that competitors cannot exploit the goodwill of an established brand. […]





