Recently, FMI Limited (hereinafter referred as FMI) represented by R K Dewan & Co., was successful in obtaining an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against one Mr. Fakhruddin Saifuddin Bharmal trading as M/s. B.M. Trading Corporation (hereinafter referred as Fakhruddin) for infringing its prior adopted, well-known and registered trademark “FREEMANS”& its variants.
FMI, under its well-reputed and registered trademark “FREEMANS” deals with a wide range of products used for industrial & household purpose, including measuring tapes, steel tape rulers, spirit levels, precision tools, hand tools, power tool accessories etc. since 1950 i.e., more than 7 decades.
By virtue of its assured quality and reliability of goods under its trademark “FREEMANS” since its inception, FMI has developed a strong and wide network of customers in India and abroad. FREEMANS has also been the recipient of several awards, including being recognised as a SUPERBRAND in the year 2023, for the impeccable quality of its goods.
Being a diligent protector of its intellectual property, FMI through R. K. Dewan & Co. approached the Hon’ble Delhi High Court seeking permanent injunction to restrain Fakhruddin from continuously infringing FMI’s well-reputed trademark “FREEMANS” and passing-off his goods (protective hand gloves) under the mark “Freemans & Freemans Professional” for unauthorized commercial gains.
| FMI’s Trademark | Infringing Trademark |
|---|---|
| FREEMANS | FREEMANS |
| FREEMANS PROFESSIONAL | FREEMANS Professional |
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The Hon’ble Court of Mr. Justice Anish Dayal, vide order dated 10.04.2024 granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of FMI and restrained Fakhruddin from using the infringing trademark “Freemans & Freemans Professional” or any other confusingly similar trademark in relation to the protective hand gloves or any other related goods of similar nature which amounts to infringement and passing-off of his goods/ business as that of FMI.