1. This is an appeal under Section 91 of the Trademarks Act 1999, directed
against an order dated 18 February 2025, passed by the Deputy Registrar
of Trademarks, whereby the appellant’s opposition to the respondent nos.
1 and 2’s application for registration of a deceptively similar mark, “The
2025:CHC-OS:149
New Marrion” was dismissed.
2. Briefly, the petitioner is engaged in the hospitality industry and is
carrying on business as part of the Marriott Group of Companies. The
petitioner is a well-known brand and provides hospitality and related
services. The petitioner is also the registered proprietor of the well-known
trademark “MARRIOTT”, which it has envisaged, adopted and used
continuously worldwide since 1957 and in India since 1992. The
petitioner has obtained registration for the MARRIOTT trade marks
including the word mark “MARRIOTT” with the earliest registration dating
back to 1992 as far as India is concerned.
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