Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Salon From Using ‘Jawed Habib’ Marks After Franchise Expiry

The Bombay High Court passed an ad-interim order restraining a salon operator from using the “Jawed Habib”, “Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty”, and “JH” names and logos after expiry of a franchise agreement.

The Court held that continued use of the marks amounted to prima facie trademark and copyright infringement, as the franchise agreement conferred no independent rights after its termination.

Finding that the defendant had no probable defence and noting the strong goodwill established by the plaintiff, the Court granted interim relief restraining use of the marks or any deceptively similar names until the next date of hearing.

[Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty Ltd. v. Kavita Janki Services Pvt Ltd.]