In M/s Nirmal Industrial Control Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Nirma Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd. (ORA/133/2010/TM/AMD (IPAB Sept. 13, 2013)), the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) removed the registered trademark NIRMA, owned by M/s Nirma Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent), based on a cancellation petition filed by M/s Nirmal Industrial Controls Pvt. Ltd. (Applicant). In its decision the IPAB condemned both the excessively monopolistic attitude of the Respondent and the absolutist position taken![]()
