AGRA: The Delhi high court in atrademark dispute has granted a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to PumaSE in a case involving usage of its leaping cat logo. The court said the use of Puma trademark and logo by the defendant on inferior quality products will lead to erosion of brand equity. The plaintiff, Puma, a German company had filed a suit seeking injunction against counterfeit products manufactured and sold under the mark Puma by defendant, Kumkum Shoes, a trading business in Agra. The court noted as per the local commissioners report, Kumkum Shoes made a profit of nearly Rs 18 lakh to Rs 19 lakh from selling counterfeit Puma shoes and the suit was liable to be decreed in favour of Puma with damages of Rs 10 lakh and costs of Rs 2 lakh.The local commissioners report revealed that the defendant was running a fullscale manufacturing operation with respect to counterfeit Puma shoes. As the defendant chose to stay away from the proceedings, the court passed the decree of permanent injunction.

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