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APPEALFROM ORDERNO.401OF2019

MrNeilJacob …Appel
l
ant
(
Ori
ginalDefendantNo.
3)

Ver
sus
1. WonderHoli
day
sPvt
.Lt
d.
(
Ori
ginal
Plai
nti
ff
)

2. MrSV
(
Ori
ginal
Def
endant
.No.
1)

3. WebDesignerLt
d.
(
Ori
ginal
DefendantNo.
2)

4. KenyaToursPv t
.Lt
d.
(Or
igi
nalDefendant
.No.
4) …Respondent
s

(
Int
hisnote,par
ti
esar
eref
err
edt
oast
heyappear
edbef
oret
het
ri
alcour
tin
t
hepl
aint
)
 Thepl
aint
if
fcl
aimst
obeat
rav
eloper
atormai
ntai
ninggl
obalr
eser
vat
ion
sy
stem donet
hroughi
tspr
oduct“
jour
ney
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.Accor
dingt
othepl
aint
if
f,
i
tis engaged i
nB t
o B busi
ness model
,vi
z.i
tdeal
s wi
th onl
ythe
r
egi
ster
edagent
sandnotgener
alpubl
i
c.Thepl
aint
if
fcl
aimst
hati
thas
busi
nessi
nAsi
aPaci
fi
cRegi
on.Accor
dingt
othepl
aint
if
f,i
tisi
ntot
he
busi
ness si
nce 1999.I
thas dev
eloped t
wo t
rademar
ks – “
Wonder
Hol
i
day
sGr
oup”and“
jour
ney
.com”
,andhasbeenusi
ngt
hem si
nce2007.
Accor
dingt
othepl
aint
if
f,i
thasappl
i
edf
ort
her
egi
str
ati
onoft
hesai
d
Tr
adeMar
ksundercl
ass39,
9and16i
n2015-
16,
andnoopposi
ti
onsar
e
r
ecei
vedandt
het
rademar
ksar
eregi
ster
ed.Ther
efor
e,t
hepl
aint
if
fist
he
r
egi
ster
ed pr
opr
iet
or of t
he sai
dtr
ademar
ks and t
her
efor
e,si
nce
accor
dingt
othepl
aint
if
f,t
hedef
endant
s(mor
epar
ti
cul
arl
ydef
endant
 no.
3) ar
e usi
ng t
hei
rwebsi
tes / domai
n names i
nthe name of
“
www.
wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca” and “
www.
planj
our
ney
.com”
, t
he
def
endant
sar
einf
ri
ngi
ngi
tst
rademar
ks.

 I
nsof
arast
hedef
endantno.
1and2ar
econcer
ned,def
endantno.
2isa
companypr
ovi
dingweb-
host
ingser
vices,
sof
twar
esol
uti
onsandpr
ovi
des
l
i
cenci
ng sof
twar
e,wher
eas def
endantno.
1is Managi
ng Di
rect
orof
def
endantno.
2.I
tist
hecaseofdef
endantnos.1and2t
hati
nvi
ew of
sof
twar
e agr
eementent
ered i
nto bet
ween def
endantno.
2 and one
WonderHol
i
day
sCanada(
signedbyMrNei
lJacobasi
tsDi
rect
or)
,the
def
endantno.
2hascr
eat
edwebpagef
orWonderHol
i
day
sCanada.Apar
t
f
rom t
his,t
heyhav
enor
olet
opl
ayi
ntheent
ir
edi
sput
e.Ther
efor
e,t
hey
hav
efi
l
edanappl
i
cat
ionf
ordel
eti
onoft
hei
rnamesasdef
endant
sint
he
sui
t.Theyhav
eal
sof
il
edr
epl
ytot
hei
njunct
ionappl
i
cat
ionaswel
las
wr
it
tenst
atementt
opl
aint
,mor
eorl
essr
aisi
ngt
hesamecont
ent
ions,
as
r
aisedi
ntheappl
i
cat
ionf
ordel
eti
on.

 Thedef
endantNo.
3ist
heDi
rect
orofoneWonderHol
i
day
sCanada
(
Canadi
anent
it
y).Thedef
endantno.3i
sappar
ent
lyj
oinedasadef
endant
on t
he basi
s t
hat t
he appl
i
cat
ion f
or websi
te r
egi
str
ati
on f
or
“
wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca”and“
planj
our
ney
.com”wasmadebyhi
m.The
def
endantno.4hasbeenj
oinedasdef
endantonl
yont
hebasi
sthatwhi
l
e
appl
yi
ngf
orwebsi
ter
egi
str
ati
on,t
hedef
endantno.3–MrNei
lJacob–
hadgi
venhi
semai
lid(
nj@keny
atour
s.com)ast
he“
Regi
str
antemai
lid”
,
si
ncebef
orej
oini
ngt
heCanadi
anent
it
y,hewaswor
kingwi
thKeny
a
Tour
s,andbymi
stakehement
ionedhi
sol
demai
lidwi
th“
Keny
atour
s”
suf
fi
xwhi
l
eappl
yi
ngf
orwebsi
ter
egi
str
ati
onf
ort
heCanadi
anent
it
y.

 I
nthepl
aintaswel
lasi
njunct
ionappl
i
cat
ion,pl
aint
if
fhasasser
tedt
hat
t
he domai
n name “
planj
our
ney
.com”has been r
egi
ster
ed byWonder
 Hol
i
day
sCanada.Si
mil
arl
ydomai
nname“
www.
wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca”
i
sal
sor
egi
ster
edbyt
heCanadi
anent
it
y.I
nthepl
aint
,thepl
aint
if
fver
y
v
aguel
yref
erst
osomeor
alagr
eementbet
weenpl
aint
if
fanddef
endant
no.
3,al
l
egedl
yexecut
edi
n2012,f
orr
unni
nganent
it
ycal
l
ed“
Wonder
Hol
i
day
sCA”i
nCanada.

 I
nsof
arasdocument
spr
oducedbyt
hepl
aint
if
fal
ongwi
tht
hepl
aintar
e
concer
ned,pl
aint
if
fhaspr
oduced TM-
1 For
m f
ort
rademar
k“Wonder
Hol
i
day
sGr
oup”
,whi
chi
smer
elyanappl
i
cat
ionf
orr
egi
str
ati
on.Thesai
d
t
rade mar
k has noty
etbeen r
egi
ster
ed.The second Tr
ade Mar
k
“
jour
ney
.com”i
sadmi
tt
edl
yregi
ster
ed.

 Wi
tht
he sai
d back gr
ound,t
he pl
aint
if
fhas pr
ayed f
orper
manent
i
njunct
ion agai
nstdef
endant
sfr
om i
nfr
ingi
ng t
he t
rademar
ks oft
he
pl
aint
if
fbei
ng“
WonderHol
i
day
sGr
oup”and“
jour
ney
.com”byusi
ngt
he
sai
dtr
ademar
kofot
herdecept
ivel
ysi
mil
armar
kandi
ncl
udi
ngbutnot
l
i
mit
edt
o“wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca”and“
planj
our
ney
.com”
.Ithasal
so
soughtper
manenti
njunct
ion agai
nstdef
endant
sfr
om i
nfr
ingi
ng t
he
t
rademar
ksoft
hepl
aint
if
fandf
rom passi
ngof
fthei
rser
vicesast
hoseof
t
hepl
aint
if
f’
s.Pr
ayerseeki
ngaccount
sanddamagest
othet
uneofRs.50
cr
oresar
eal
sosought
.

 I
nthe appl
i
cat
ion ori
nter
im i
njunct
ion,t
he pl
aint
if
fhas pr
ayed f
or
t
empor
aryi
njunct
ionagai
nstdef
endant
sfr
om i
nfr
ingi
ngt
het
rademar
ks
oft
hepl
aint
if
fbei
ng“
WonderHol
i
day
sGr
oup”and“
jour
ney
.com”byusi
ng
t
hesai
dtr
ademar
kofot
herdecept
ivel
ysi
mil
armar
kandi
ncl
udi
ngbutnot
l
i
mit
edt
o“wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca”and“
planj
our
ney
.com”
.Ithasal
so
soughtt
empor
aryi
njunct
ion agai
nstdef
endant
sfr
om i
nfr
ingi
ng t
he
t
rademar
ksoft
hepl
aint
if
fandf
rom passi
ngof
fthei
rser
vicesast
hoseof
t
hepl
aint
if
f’
s.Pr
ayerf
ordest
ruct
ionofal
lmar
ket
ingmat
eri
al,st
amps,
 st
ati
oner
y,i
nvoi
ces,
etc.bear
ingt
het
rademar
ks“
wonder
hol
i
day
s.com.
ca”
and“
planj
our
ney
.com”i
sal
sosought
.

 Thepl
aint
if
fhascont
endedt
hatsi
ncebot
hthewebsi
tesi
ndi
sput
ear
e
accessi
blef
rom Pandor
aandt
hepl
aint
if
fcompanybei
ngr
egi
ster
edi
n
Pandor
a,t
he l
ocalci
vi
lcour
toft
he ci
tyhas j
uri
sdi
cti
on t
otr
yand
ent
ert
aint
hesui
t.

 Uponbei
ngser
vedwi
tht
hesummonsoft
heCour
t,asi
ndi
cat
edabov
e,
t
hedef
endantnos.1–2hav
efi
l
edt
hei
rrepl
yandwr
it
tenst
atementt
o
t
hei
njunct
ionappl
i
cat
ionandt
hepl
aintr
espect
ivel
y.Theyhav
eal
sof
il
ed
anappl
i
cat
ionf
ordel
eti
onoft
hem asdef
endant
sfr
om t
hesui
tont
he
gr
oundt
hatt
heyhav
enot
hingt
odowi
tht
hedi
sput
ebet
weent
hepl
aint
if
f
andt
her
estoft
hedef
endant
sort
heCanadi
anent
it
yandt
her
eisno
causeofact
ionagai
nstt
hem ast
heyar
enotusi
ngt
hedi
sput
edwebsi
tes
/domai
nnames.Thi
sappl
i
cat
ioni
spendi
ng.

 Thedef
endantno.4hasbeenser
vedandi
thasal
sof
il
edanappl
i
cat
ion
f
ordel
eti
onofi
tsnameasdef
endantont
hegr
oundt
hatdef
endantno.
4
hasnot
hingt
odowi
tht
hedi
sput
eand/
ort
het
rademar
ksi
nquest
ion.I
t
hasbeenj
oinedonl
yont
hebasi
sofmi
stakeofdef
endantno.
3whi
l
e
appl
yi
ngf
orwebsi
te/domai
nnamer
egi
str
ati
on,
wher
einhehasgi
venhi
s
ol
demai
lidcont
aini
ngnameofdef
endantno.
4,si
ncebef
orej
oini
ngt
he
Canadi
anent
it
y,def
endantno.
3waswor
kingwi
thdef
endantno.
4andhad
anemai
lidwi
tht
henameofdef
endantno.
4ini
t.Thi
sappl
i
cat
ioni
s
pendi
ng.

 Thedef
endantno.
3hasbeenser
vedwi
tht
hesummonsoft
heCour
t
t
hroughemai
landbyPostatCanada.Hehasf
il
edhi
swr
it
tenst
atement
 t
othePl
aintaswel
lasr
epl
ytoi
njunct
ionappl
i
cat
ion.Hehasal
sof
il
edan
appl
i
cat
ionunderOr
derVI
IRul
e11oft
heCodeofCi
vi
lPr
ocedur
e,1908
(
CPC)f
orr
eject
ionoft
hepl
aintonv
ari
ousl
egalgr
ounds,aswi
l
lbe
i
ndi
ctedher
einaf
ter
.Hehasmai
nlycont
endedt
hatt
hepl
ainti
sdev
oidof
mer
it
sandsuf
fer
sfr
om gr
osssuppr
essi
on.Thepl
aint
if
fhassuppr
essed
t
hatoneofi
tsownDi
rect
orsMrJPi
soneoft
hePar
tner
/Di
rect
oroft
he
Canadi
anent
it
y.I
nfactt
heCanadi
anent
it
ywasi
ncor
por
atedwi
thhi
s
v
isi
onofexpandi
ngt
hebusi
nessofWonderHol
i
day
sinCanada.MrJP
cont
inuest
obe25% st
ake-
hol
deri
nCanadi
anent
it
y.I
tist
hecaseof
def
endantno.
3thatt
het
wowebsi
tes/domai
nnamesoft
heCanadi
an
ent
it
ywer
eappl
i
edwi
tht
heexpr
essconsentandknowl
edgeofMrJP.I
t
i
sonl
ybecauseofsomei
nter
nalf
inancer
elat
eddi
sput
ethatt
hepl
aint
if
f
t
hroughot
herDi
rect
orhasf
il
edt
hesui
t.

 I
tist
hecaseofdef
endantno.
3thatt
hel
ogo,
stat
ioner
y,et
c.,
ofCanadi
an
ent
it
ywer
eal
ldesi
gnedbyt
het
eam ofMrJP.Fur
ther
,theCanadi
an
ent
it
y’
sst
ati
oner
yandwebsi
tecont
ainst
henameandwebsi
teofWonder
Hol
i
day
s and si
mil
arl
y,t
he websi
te and st
ati
oner
y,et
c.ofWonder
Hol
i
day
scont
aint
henameofCanadi
anent
it
yasi
tsgr
oupCompany
.

 I
tisal
socont
endedt
hatoneoft
het
wot
rademar
ksi
sunr
egi
ster
edmar
k,
and hence,t
he pr
ayer
s pr
imar
il
y soughtf
ori
nfr
ingementar
e not
mai
ntai
nabl
e.I
tisf
urt
hercont
endedt
hatt
heent
it
y,whi
chi
sadmi
tt
edl
y
usi
ngt
hewebsi
tes/domai
nnames,
andwhoi
sthe“
Owner
”oft
hesame,
i
snotj
oinedasadef
endanti
nthesui
t.Hence,t
hesui
tisal
sobadi
nlaw
i
nvi
ew ofnon-
joi
nderaswel
lasmi
s-j
oinderofnecessar
yandpr
oper
par
ty.Pr
imecont
ent
ionofl
ackofj
uri
sdi
cti
onoft
hel
ocal
tri
alcour
tisal
so
r
aised.I
tis cont
ended t
hatf
ort
he r
egi
ster
ed t
rademar
k,assumi
ng
wi
thoutadmi
tt
ing,t
hei
nfr
ingementi
scommi
tt
edbyaCanadi
anent
it
y,
whi
ch i
s notj
oined i
nthe sui
tand t
he l
ocalcour
twoul
d nothav
e
j
uri
sdi
cti
on ov
ert
he sai
d ent
it
y.I
nsof
arast
he unr
egi
ster
ed mar
kis
 concer
ned,t
hecauseofact
ionhasnotar
isenwi
thi
nthel
ocall
i
mitoft
he
t
ri
alcour
t,andt
her
efor
eal
so,
thesui
tisnotmai
ntai
nabl
e.I
tiscont
ended
t
hatmer
eint
eract
ivi
tyofanywebsi
tewoul
dnotconf
erj
uri
sdi
cti
ont
oa
par
ti
cul
arcour
t,unl
essi
tisshownt
hatany“
commer
cialt
ransact
ion”
f
rom suchwebsi
tehasact
ual
l
ytakenpl
acewi
thi
nthej
uri
sdi
cti
onoft
hat
par
ti
cul
arcour
t.

 TheHon.Tr
ialCour
thasgr
ant
edanexpar
test
ayagai
nstdef
endant
s
r
est
rai
ningt
hem f
rom usi
ngt
hewebsi
tes/domai
nnamesi
nquest
ion.
Hence,
theDef
endantNo.
3haspr
efer
redAppealagai
nstOr
derbef
oret
he
Hi
ghCour
t,whi
chi
spendi
ng.

Poi
ntst
obeconsi
der
ed:

1. Cantheplai
nti
fff
il
eacompositesui
tfor(
i)i
nfr
ingementofi
ts
regi
ster
edtr
ademarkand(i
i)passi
ngoffofanunregi
ster
edmark?Can
thi
sbesaidtobe“bar
redbylaw”?

2. CantheCour ti
nPandor
ahav ej
uri
sdict
iontotr
yandenter
tai
nasui
tfor
passingoffofanunr
egi
ster
edmar k,
whi chi
sappar
entl
ydonebyan
enti
tyinCanada?

3. Cantheplai
nti
fff
ileasui
tagai
nstanentit
y(orj
oiniti
npendi
ngsui
t)
regi
ster
edunderthelawsofCanadaal
legingi
nfr
ingement
?

4. Cant hePlainti
fff
il
easuiti
nPandoraonlysi
ncei
tisr
esidi
ng/carryi
ng
outitsbusinessinAhmedabadthoughnocauseofact
ionhasaccrued
i
nt here?CanSec. 134Tr
adeMar
kAct,1999beinv
okedwi t
houtany
causeofact ion?
5. CantheCourti
nPandor ahavejurisdi
ctiontotryandent er
tai
nasuitfor
i
nfri
ngementoftrademarkwher einfr
ingementisallegedonlyonthe
basi
sofanonlinewebsite(i
nteracti
vi
tynotalleged)withoutt
herebeing
anyinst
anceofcommer cial
transacti
on?( r
eferBany anTreejudgment)

6. Canthedefendantt
akedefenceof“deemedl i
cense”i
nthegiv
enfact
s
ofcasewhereplai
nti
ffandCanadianenti
tyhasbeenworkingi
npastas
groupcompanies?(
CommonDi r
ectorandnamesonst ati
oner
y)

7. CantheCourti
nPandor ahasitsj
uri
sdi
cti
onoverCanadi
anent
it
yin
caseiti
sfoundthati
tisvi
olat
ingtheor
derpassedbytheCour
t?

8. I
sthesui
tmai
ntai
nabl
ewhentheent
it
yall
egedl
yinf
ri
ngi
ngt
rademar
k
(
orpassi
ngof
f)i
snotjoi
nedasadef
endant?

NOTE:
LawsofSt
ateofHomel
andi
sPar
iMat
eri
atoLawsofI
ndi
a.

Knowl
edgePar
tner
: