Delhi High Court Directs Removal of ‘Elante’ Trademark From Infringing Marks

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of three marks- “Elante Residencies,” “Elante Group,” and a device mark- after holding that Chandigarh-based CSJ Infrastructure is the prior adopter, user, and registered proprietor of the “Elante” trademark.

Justice Tejas Karia noted CSJ Infrastructure’s continuous use of the mark since 2011 and found that ERL’s later registrations, obtained in 2019 and 2020 on a proposed-to-be-used basis, covered identical services and were likely to cause confusion.

The Court directed the Registrar of Trade Marks to strike all three marks from the register.

[CSJ Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Mr. Akash Kohli & Anr.]