DELHI HC ORDERS CLOSURE OF WIPRO TRADEMARK OFFENDER, Bangalore, May 28, 2008
In a significant judgment relating to trademarks offense, The Delhi High Court has ordered the closure of K.K. Lamps, a Delhi based manufacturer of bulbs found to be manufacturing bulbs under the ‘Safelite’ brand in a blatant infringement of the brand.
Wipro Safelite is the brand of bulbs manufactured by Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, a division of the $4billion Wipro Ltd.
Commenting on the action Mr. Anil Chugh, Senior Vice-President, Wipro Consumer Care &Lighting said
“The said party had not only replicated the colour and design of the Wipro Safelite pack design but had also tried to flag off our UVS benefit on its pack which is the main selling proposition of our bulbs.”.
Wipro Safelite lamps are equipped with the UVS technology which reduces ultra-violet radiations making light safer for the eyes.
The company had filed a suit in the Delhi High Court when it’s sales team found large numbers of bulb packs in upcountry markets of Andhra Pradesh which were strangely similar in look and design to their own brand. On Wipro’s plea the High Court passed an order restraining the party from manufacturing GLS lamps under the Safelite or any similar brand name.
The court also appointed a court commissioner who led a police raid at the premises of KK Lamps in Delhi. Several rolls of wrappers and finished products bearing the Safelite stamp were found.
”Wipro values its trademarks very highly and any threat to our IPR’s would be dealt with strongly”, Mr. Chugh Said.
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