okay tata bye bye taken off?

Status
Not open for further replies.
Ummmm....TATA is recognized brand and signifies trust. So if a site uses tata it would appear that they are in some way related/affiliated/endorsed by TATA group. I feel TATA was justified. As for winning in High Court ... doubt that. For one, the Courts have shown an inclination to protect trade names..for another, TATA will unleash a battery of top lawyers and ... ... hehe
 
"ok tata bye bye" is not something remotely related to TATA brandname(except for being painted on rear of every truck out there). That way Ashok Leyland can lay claim too, they too got some trucks with that. It was a ridiculous decision.
 
exactly ... tata byebye is such a common slang , you cannot say the company has the same name .... what next the Apple guys taking over the fruit?
 
SoMxNemesis said:
lmao... apple will start agriculture next.. :rofl:
Click to expand...

Prepare for the onslaught of:

iApple

iPears

iMangoes

iDaal

iWheat,

and the rumored upcoming new launches

iBread

iSoup

iKhichdi

.. oh what a mess ..
 
At the outset, apologies for digging up an old topic. However, I came across a rather interesting list which I thought should be shared in this thread. It's a list of cases decided in favor of TATA, barring the use of that name. As you'd see, they are rather aggressive about their trade name.

HIGH COURT DECISIONS IN FAVOUR OF TATA SONS LIMITED

Title - Suit No. - Order

  1. Tata Sons. Vs. Manu Kosuri & Anr. - 159/99 - Ex-parte interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using nine domain names including jrdtat.com, ratantata.com, tatahoneywell.com, tatassl.com, tatayodogawa.com, tatahydro.com, tatateleservices.com, tatapowerco.com, all containing the trademark/name TATA as a part thereof, on the Internet or otherwise.
  2. Tata Sons Vs. Bodacious Tatas - 1991/99 - Ex parte interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using the domain name Bodacious-tatas.com or any domain name containing the word TATA as a part thereof on the Internet or otherwise.
  3. Tata Sons Limited Vs. J. K. Pandey - 2568/96 - Ex parte Injunction granted and the Defendants restrained from using the trademark TATA in relation to any books or publications.
  4. Tata Son Limited & Anr. Vs. Kirti Sherman & Ors. 2367/98 Ex-parte injunction granted and the defendants restrained from using the trademark tatayellowpages.com on the internet as a domain name or otherwise.
  5. Tata Sons Vs. Ghassan Yacoub & Ors. - 1672/99 - Ex parte interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using the domain name tatagroup.com or any domain name containing the word TATA as a part thereof on the Internet or otherwise.
  6. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Windals Auto Limited & Anr. - 2615/99 - Defendants restrained permanently from using the domain name tatasons.com or any domain name containing the word TATA as a part thereof on the Internet or otherwise.
  7. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Mr. Sahni & Ors. - 617/97 - Interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using the name TATA in respect of lottery tickets or any printed matter.
  8. Tata Sons Limited Vs. H. p. Singhal & Ors. - 388/01 - Ex parte Interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using the name TATA India Limited or any trade name/mark of which TATA forms a part of trading style.
  9. Tata Sons Limited Vs. A & Co. & Anr. - 2367/01 - Ex parte Interim injunction granted restraining the defendants from using the trademark „Bhutan TATA Super‟ with respect to lottery tickets or any other printed matter, or any other mark of which TATA forms a part.
  10. Tata Sons Limited Vs. A. K. Chaudhary & Anr. - 842/02 - Ex parte Injunction granted and the Defendants restrained from using the trademark TATA and the copyrighted original artistic “TATA WORLD” logo in relation to steel cutlery.
  11. Tata Sons Vs. Fashion Limited - 1176/02 - Ex parte interim injunction granted against use of domain name tatainfotecheducation.com or any domain name containing the word TATA as a part thereof on the Internet or otherwise.
  12. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Suresh Jain & Ors. - 1922/03 - Ex parte interim injunction granted against the defendants restraining their use of the trademark TA-TA with respect of pipes. It was also recognized that TATA is a well – known mark.
  13. Tata Sons Limited & Anr. Vs. Tamal Das Gupta & Ors. - 266/04 - Ex parte interim injunction granted against use of domain name tataindicomdirectory.com. Permanent injunction has been passed against the use of the domain name, which has also been transferred.
  14. Tata Sons Vs. Rajinder Kumar Nahta & Ors. - 592/04 - Ex parte interim injunction granted against use of mark TATA or any similar mark in relation to hosiery goods.
  15. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Amit Mahna & Ors. - 1228/04 - Ex parte interim injunction granted against use of mark TATA or any similar mark in relation to pressure cookers.

DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTRE, WIPO, IN FAVOUR OF TATA SONS LIMITED

Title - Case No. - Domain Name(s) - Decision

  1. Tata Sons Limited Vs. The Advanced Information Technology Association - D2000-0049 - Tata.org - Domain name transferred
  2. Tata Sons Limited Vs. D & V Enterprises - D2000-0479 - Bodacious-tatas.com - Domain name transferred
  3. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Cyber Networks - D2000-0755 - Tatamail.com - Complaint withdrawn; Respondent voluntarily agreed to transfer the domain name
  4. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Manu Kosuri - D2000-1713 - Tatapowerco.com Tatahydro.com Tatawestside.com Tatahoneywell.com Tatayodogawa.com Tatateleservices.com Tatassl.com Tatatimken.com Jrdtata.com Ratantata.com - Domain name transferred
  5. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Jagjit Jain - D2001-0627 - Tatapower.com - Complaint withdrawn; Respondent voluntarily agreed to transfer the domain name
  6. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Hasmukh solanki - D2001-0974 - Tataamex.com Tata-amex.com Amextata.com - Domain name transferred
  7. Tata Sons Limited Vs. Renjith R. - D2004-0083 - Tatainfocom.com - Domain name transferred
(Souce: Attached Delhi high Court judgment).
 
I have personally experienced the same situation where Tata has contacted me about a domain I own and asked me to transfer it to them.

I will have to transfer it to them soon. :( :(
 
TECH HUNTER said:
what varkey sir,is that so secret.
me too so curious to know what it was.
how much are they paying for that,i guess you are making good money.:ohyeah:
Click to expand...
Pm'd you the domain. Its the exact name of one of their products. They are not paying me anything :( :(

major9 said:
Isn't domain name dispute cases handled by ICANN ? Are they giving you any compensation ?
Click to expand...

Ya but here in this case TATA has trademark registration for the exact name of the domain and I won't get any compensation other than out of pocket expenses like domain registration costs etc I think.

hmasalia said:
@ Varkey

I want to know the domain name too
Click to expand...

Pm'd you too.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom