Delhi High Court Upholds Lacoste's Trademark Victory in Decades-Old Dispute

The Delhi High Court upheld a permanent injunction against Crocodile International, barring it from using a logo that infringes upon the trademark and copyright of the French luxury brand, Lacoste.

A division bench of Justice Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla ruled that Lacoste successfully proved infringement of its iconic crocodile emblem.

However, the Court noted that Lacoste failed to meet the requirements for a passing-off claim due to inadequate evidence of goodwill.

The bench dismissed the defense of acquiescence, ending a legal battle initiated in 2001 over the visual similarity of the two reptile logos in the Indian market.

[Lacoste S.A. v. Crocodile International Pte Ltd. & Anr.]