India: ‘Appy Fizz’ v. ‘Fizzy Apple’ – Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. v. Walmart India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
It is not common that local Indian companies sue multinationals for infringement in India – and win. However, recently, just that happened: Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. (“Parle ”) sued multinational retail giant Walmart India Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. (“Walmart India”) at the Bombay High Court for violating its trademark/trade-dress when it launched a deceptively similar…