Marriott Worldwide Corporation vs Hotel Marriot Prime & Anr.

ik-3151496 Delhi High Court 13 December 2024 • 16 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Alka Nupur Singh Counsel Defendant Amish Aggarwala Counsel Defendant Anubhav Tyagi Counsel Defendant Gitanjali Sharma Counsel Plaintiff Karan Ahuja Counsel Defendant Kuldeep Counsel Defendant Sahil Ahuja Counsel Defendant Vaishali Mittal Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Hotel Marriot Prime Defendant Marriott Worldwide Corporation Plaintiff

Case Significance

Marriott Worldwide Corporation vs Hotel Marriot Prime & Anr. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 13, 2024 (citation: ik-3151496). Marriott Worldwide Corporation filed a trademark infringement and passing off suit against Hotel Marriot Prime, which was using the MARRIOTT mark. The plaintiff, operating 126 hotels in India since 1999, held 31+ registered trademarks for MARRIOTT across multiple classes. The Court granted summary judgment, finding the defendant's use of the near-identical 'MARRIOT' name constituted clear infringement of the plaintiff's well-known trademark. The case was heard by Justice Amit Bansal.

Summary

Marriott Worldwide Corporation filed a trademark infringement and passing off suit against Hotel Marriot Prime, which was using the MARRIOTT mark. The plaintiff, operating 126 hotels in India since 1999, held 31+ registered trademarks for MARRIOTT across multiple classes. The Court granted summary judgment, finding the defendant's use of the near-identical 'MARRIOT' name constituted clear infringement of the plaintiff's well-known trademark.

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