Chennai: Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd (ABD), the maker of Officer’s Choice whisky, has secured a major legal victory in a long-standing trademark dispute with John Distilleries. The Madras High Court has dismissed John Distilleries’ petition seeking cancellation of ABD’s Officer’s Choice trademark and simultaneously allowed ABD’s petition to cancel John Distilleries’ Original Choice mark.
“Chennai: Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd (ABD), the maker of Officer’s Choice whisky, has secured a major legal victory in a long-standing trademark dispute with John Distilleries. The Madras High Court has dismissed John Distilleries’ petition seeking cancellation of ABD’s Officer’s Choice trademark and simultaneously allowed ABD’s petition to cancel John Distilleries’ Original Choice mark.
The ruling brings closure to a prolonged legal tussle between the two liquor majors over alleged similarities in”
Madras HC upholds ‘Officer’s Choice’ Trademark, Cancels John Distilleries’ ‘Original Choice’
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