FORM TM-O

THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999

Notice of Opposition / Application for Rectification of the Register by cancelling or varying
registration of a trade mark / Counter statement / Request to refuse or invalidate a trade
mark under Section 25(a),(b) of Geographical Indication of Goods (Regulation and
Protection)
under the Trade Marks Act
Temp Number : 11870210
REQUEST COUNTER STATEMENT
FEE 2700
APPLICANT OR REGISTERED PROPRIETOR/OPPONENT/THIRD PARTY MAKING THE
APPLICATNION/REQUEST
Applicant Name SARATH KRISHNAN
Trading As
Address CHAITHANYA, EDAPPAVOOR P O, AYIROOR, PATHANAMTHITTA,
KERALA-689614
Service Address ANIITA AND ADONA LLP,45-A,SUN LIGFHT COLONY-2,ASHRAM,NEW
DELHI-110014
Mobile No
Email address
AGENT OF THE APPLICANT OR REGISTERED PROPRIETOR/OPPONMENT/THIRD PARTY
AS THE CASE MAY BE(if any)
Agent Name EXCELLA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
Address TC:17/1254 (20), SL COMPLEX, [Link] HOSPITAL, EDAPAZHINJI,
TRIVANDRUM-695006.
Mobile No
Nature of the Attorney
Agent
Registration No 13326
REQUEST OPPOSITION/APPLICATION IN THE MATTER OF
DETAILS OF 1361232
COUNTER
STATEMENT
FOR
OPPOSITION
NUMBER
CLASS 39
REQUEST COUNTER STATEMENT
REPLY TO Detailed counter statement is attached separately
OPPOSITION/RE
CTIFICATION
Date 30-01-2025 01:15 PM
Digitally Signed By
SUNITHA JOHN
for ADV. SUNITA JOHN
 TM-0 (COUNTER STATEMENT)
THE TRADE MARK ACT, 1999
(COUNTER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 21(2) OF THE ACl
AND RULE 44 OF THE TRADE MARK RULES, 2017)

INDEX

S No Description of Document Page Nos \

1 TM-0 COUNTERSTATEMENT TO NOTICE
OF OPPOSITION DATED 20.11.2024 ON
APPLICATION NO. 6384071 IN CLASS/ / ~3
CLASSES:39, IN THE NAME OF Mr. SARATH
KRISHNAN
2 Legal notice issued by the Counsel for
opponent to the Applicant dated 19.10.2024
3 Reply notice issued by the counsel for the
Applicant dated 07.11.2024.
4 Power of attorney dated 20.11.2024 I 6" - tt,

Delhi Filed By
29.01.2025
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SUNIT~HN, Adv
ANITTA & ADONA LLP, LAW FIRM,
45-A, SUNLIGHT COLONY-2,
ASHRAM, NEW DELHI-110014
Mob: 9891779857 I Email ID: office@[Link]
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TM-0 (COUNTER STATEMENT)
THE TRADE MARK ACT, 1999
(COUNTER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 21(2) OF THE ACli
AND RULE 44 OF THE TRADE MARK RULES, 2017)
TO,
TRADE MARKS REGISTRAR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
BUILDING, G.S.T. ROAD, GUINDY
CfiE~AJ-600032

Respected Sir,

Sub: COUNTER STATEMENT TO NOTICE OF OPPOSITION

DATED 20.11.2024 ON APPLICATION N0.6384071 Il'r
CLASS/CLASSES:39, IN THE NAME OF Mr. SARATH
KRISHNAN
IN THE MATTER OF:
Mr. SARATH KRISHNAN at M/s Tripifyme, Second Floor
Valamkottil Towers, 6/858-M, Vidya Nagar Colony, Thrikkakara
Kalamassery, Kochi, Kerala- 682021, (The Applicant)
AND
KRISHNA KUMAR KHANNA at 8/33B, Block-8, Kirti Nagar
Industrial Arera, Kirti Nagar , 11 00 15 (The Opponent)

TM-0 (COUNTER STATEMENT)

Sir,

This is in reference to the opposition filed by Mr. Krishan Kumar Khann

against our trademark application for "TRIPIFYME" under Class 39
(Application No. 6384071). We respectfully submit our reply as follows:

1. Prior Use and Ownership: That the Applicant has been the first
adopter and continuous user of the trademarks "TRIPIFY" and
"TRIPIFYME" in India since 2014, well before the Opponent's
alleged use or interest in similar marks. The trademarks have been
 used in commerce, specifically in connection with taxi service$,
transp~~ation, and travel services, establishing goodwill and bran~
recogmtwn. [_1
2. Domain Name and Online Presence: The Applicant acquiretl
domain names [Link] and [Link] in 2014, which havle
been actively used for conducting business. This demonstratd\s
significant prior use and public recognition of the trademarks.
3. Common Law Rights: By virtue of long-standing and extensive
use, the trademarks "TRIPIFY" and "TRIPIFYME" are exclusive!~
associated with the Applicant, as recognized under common law
principles. The Opponent's application for "TRIPIFY" in 2016 an~
subsequent actions constitute passing off, unfair competition, and al1
attempt to unlawfully benefit from the Applicant's establishetl
goodwill. I
4. Rebuttal to Grounds of Opposition: Without prejudice to thr
above, we refute the grounds of opposition as follows:
a) No Likelihood of Confusion: The Applicant's trademar c
"TRIPIFYME" is distinctive and uniquely associated with itk
services. Any claims of consumer confusion are baseless, as th~
Applicant's trademarks have been in use since 2014, with nf
evidence of actual confusion provided by the Opponent. I,
b) Fraud or Misrepresentation: The Opponent's allegations or
fraudulent or bad-faith application by the Applicant are witho~t
merit. The Applicant's trademark application is a legitimat~
effort to protect its rights established through prior use. \
c) Unfounded Claims of Ownership: The Opponent has failed t~
provide substantive evidence supporting its claims of ownershiiP
or prior use of the trademarks "TRIPIFY" or "TRIPIFYME." Th~
Opponent's application for "TRIPIFY" in 2016 postdates th~
Applicant's extensive use of the marks and therefore cannot
override the Applicant's rights under the priority of us~
doctrine. I
d) Statutory Protection: The Applicant's pending trademarK.
application seeks protection under the Trade Marks Act, 1999~
which recognizes prior use as a valid basis for ownership. Th~
Opponent's claims conflict with the principles laid down iri
Sections 18 and 34 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which grant
priority rights to the first user of a trademark. We further reserv1
our rights to take appropriate legal action against the OpponenT
for infringement, passing off, and damage to the Applicant's
goodwill and reputation.
 5. Relief Sought: Based on the above, we respectfully request t~e
Registrar to: I
a. Reject the Opposition (1361232) filed by the Oppone1,
Mr. Krishan Kumar Khanna.
b. Allow the Applicant's trademark application No. 6384071 :6 r
"TRIPIFYME" to proceed to registration.
c. Pass such order or orders in the interest of justice, which th ·s
Hon'ble Authority deems fit.

Delhi Filed B
29.01.2025

SUNIT~~Adf
ANITTA & ADONA LLP, LAW FIRM,
45-A, SUNLIGHT COLONY-~,
ASHRAM, NEW DELHI-llOOHt
Mob: 9891779857 I Email ID: office@anittaadona.cod1

VERIFICATION
I, SARATH KRISHNAN, the Applicant verifies at New Delhi on this 29 J
l
of January, 2025 that the statement made in Paragraph 1 to 4 of the counte[
statement are true to the knowledge and belief of the applicant, anf
contents made in Paragraph No.5 is humble prayer to the Hon'bl .
Registrar.

Enclosures:
1. Legal notice issued by the Counsel for opponent to the
Applicant dated 19.10.2024.
2. Reply notice issued by the counsel for the Applicant
dated 07.11.2024.
3. Power of attorney dated 20.11.2024
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PALLAV ARORA
ADVOCATE, DELHI HIGH COUirr

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CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE

Date- 19/10/, 24

To.
TRIPIFYME TRAVEL
Address:
2nd Floor, Valamkottil TO\vers.
6/858-M, Vidya Nagar Colony,
Thrikkakara, Kalamassery,
Kochi , Kerala-682021
Contact: 90721 21217

Subject: CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMEN

Dear Sir/Madam,

Under the i~structions fr~m and _on behalf of my client TRIPIFY PRIVATE LIMIT1 ID, I
serve you with the followmg notice;
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TRIPIFY PRIVATE LIMITED via its directors Mr. Nitin Khanna and Shikha SJthi
having its, registered office at 8/33 B, Block 8, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, Kirti NJ~ar,
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SAVIOUR LEGAL
Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001 I

A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009

Tel: +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91 -96505-10445 I Email: [Link] [Link]
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ADVOCATES
PALLAV ARORA
ADVOCATE, DELHI HIGH COURT
ENROLL. No. D-6283/2017

New Delhi. DeihL 110015 (hereinafter referred to as "we'' or 11 our Company"), hereby
this formal notice regarding the unauthorized use of our registered trademark 11 TRIPli ."

lt bas come to ~ur ~tte~tion. that your comp~ny [Link]~es under the na~ne "TRIPIFT E
TRAVEL," \Vluch Is rdenttcal and confusmgly snmlar to our regrstered [Link]
"TRl~IFY" We wish to bring to your immediate attention that we are the reg1slled
propnetors of the trademark "TRJPIFY," duly registered under Class 39 ofthe Trade~ rks
Act, 1999. As the registered proprietors of the "TRlPIFY" trademark, we must asse hat
~he .use of "TRlPIFY" as a prefix in your company's name also constitut~s a df ect
mfnngement of ou.r [Link] .rights. This si1~ilarity not only in~rin~es on ~ur mtellel ual
property but also nsks mrsleadmg and confusmg consumers, which IS a senous cancer .

The details of our trademark registration are as follows: .

Trademark Registration Number: 3 I 88392

FiJino Date: 18th Februan: 2016 j

Clas: 39 (covering sen:ices related to transport, packaging, and storage of goods, nd
travel an-angements).

(Annexure 1 attached for your reference.)

~s the reg~stere~ proprietm:, we posse~s e~c~usiv~ rights to use t~e trademark "TRlPifr"
m connectron \\'Ith the sen1 lces for which It 1s registered. These nghts are protected urljer
Sections 28 and 29 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Section 28 grants us the exclusive rt·ht

SAVI OUR LEGAL

Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009
Tel: +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@[Link]

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PALLAV ARORA
ADVOCATE, DELHI HIGH COURT
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to use our tmdemarL while Section 29 pro hi bits any use of a mark that is identi+ f or
deceptively similar to our registered trademmk i r such use is likely to cause confusmi or
deception.

The unauthorized use of the name "TRIPIFYME TRAVEL" has resulted in substa 1 tial
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harm to our business . We have observed a significant decline in traffic to our websitJe{iand
social media platforms, as potential customers are being misled, and redirected tal our
business due to the similarity in names. This unauthorized usage IS not only affect1d our
online presence but also leading to a loss of genuine clients and potential r~venue, Fr~er
your company's adoption of the name "TRIPIFYME TRAVEL" 1s done w1thout o~tr mg
proper registration or authorization for the trademark, further compoundmg the

among consumers.

In addition to the above, please be informed that TRIPIFY PRIVATE LIMIT~ID has
multiple pending trademark applications in various classes, which are currentl: l ~nder
examination and are expected to be granted in due course. Once granted, these trad~rarks
will further expand our exclusive rights and protection across additional classes, thbreby
broadening the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, Should the infringing acl~ities
continue, we will seek to enforce our rights not only under the existing registration i~iClass

SAVIOUR LEGAL
Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009 I
Tel: +91-11-45534440 j Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@hotmaii. hom
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ln snndm cases. courts huvc consistently awarded substantial damages and issued orJcrs
Cor the destruction of infringing products. For instance:

Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd. v. Jyoti Laboratories (201 8): The Delhi High 'ourt
awarded damages of INR 2 cro r e to RcckiU Benckiser for the infringemen f its
trademark "I-Iarpic" by Jyoti Laboratories' product. "Harpect.." The court emphasiz: .d the
significant financial impact of [Link] infringement and ordered the destruction f the
infringing products.

The Gillette Company v. N. V. International (2014): In this case, the Delhi High Court
imposed a monetary penalty of!NR 20 lakhs on N. V. International for the sale of+ , ducts
infringing on Gillette ' s trademark . The court's decision also included an injunctio~ [nd an
order for the destruction of the infringing products.

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In the case MIS. DLx:cy Textiles Pvt. Ltd. v. MIS. G. J(. Associates (2023):, the Dell' High
Court awarded damages of INR 10 lakhs to Dixcy Textiles Pvt. Ltd. for infringJ ent of
its trademark . The defendant was found to be selling products that were deceptivelt imilar
to the plaintiffs registered trademarks. The court also issued a permanent
against the defendant and ordered the destruction of all infringing goods. l
i~ nction

That is, we hereby demand that you immediately cease and desist from using I f name
"TRIPIFYME TRAVEL" or any other mark that is identical or confusingly si' rpilar to

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SAVIOUR LEGAL
Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009
Tel: +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@hotma,[Link]
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PALLAV A RORA
AD\ 'OC:\TE, DELHI HIGH COURT
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''TRJ PIFY." \\' e a !so req uirc ~h~r~,:llr r~rur:~-~~~HI des\ roy aII rna teri aIs. i~c!t:dir~g b~t not
limited 10 p~[Link].. adn~ rusemems. and digital content bear.m~. th~ mfnngmg Trk.
F. unhernwr~.:'. you must discontinue all services offered under the I~[Link] mark and~~ ase
any ongoing marketing or pron~otional activities related to it. Add~twnally. we requesf ~at
you prO\ 'Jde a \\Tltten undertakmg \Ylthm seven (7) da:y·s ofrecel\'lng th1s notice, affi mg
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thm you \\·ill nOl use or distribute any goods or services under a mark similar to "TRJPI IFY"
in the future.

Please be adYised that failure to comply with these demands within fifteen (15) days
the date of this notice \\'ill compel us to pursue legal remedies to protect our trade
rights. That is , we will seek an injunction from a competent court to prevent further us of
the infringing mark, file a suit for damages to recover losses incurred due td the
infringement and pursue any other legal actions available under applicable [Link] to
safeguard our brand.

Please direct all responses and correspondence regarding this matter to:
TRlPIFY PRIVATE LIIVIITE D
Address:
8/338, Block 8,
Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, Kirti Nagar,
Ne\\. Delhi, Delhi, 110015
Email: support·1&tripify .com
Phone: 080-6968-6968

SAVIOUR LEGAL
Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009 I

Tel : +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@[Link]

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SAVIOUR LEGAL
Address: 403, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009
Tel: +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@hotmail !com
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Tel: +91-11-4-5534440 I M obil e: +91-96505-104451 Email: [Link]@[Link]

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Address: 403, Nevv Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110001
A-199, Third Floor, Gujranwala Town Part-1, Delhi 110009
Tel: +91-11-45534440 I Mobile: +91-96505-10445 I Email: [Link]@[Link]

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Savior 1egal, 403-New .Defhi House,
ANN s-;{ LJ gE - 2-
Barakhamba Road, New aelhi-1100:01

Subject: Rep1y eum Cease-and..Desis.t:Noti:ee' in Response to Cease. ,

Desist Notice Date-d 19 October 2,0 24

1. We have been duly instructed by M/~ Tripi:fym~,. [Link]:tlid Floor· 1

Valamkottil Towers, 6/85'8'-M, Vi'Cl'ya N agat . • . ·· i

Thrikkakara, Kalam:assery~ Koehl, Keral;.:~ - 68.'Z021, to •
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to your Cease-and-Desist Notice dated 19· [Link]· 20Z4, ·YY-Jc-LL'""-'-"

was addressed to Mfs Tripifym.e Travel and is being [Link] on ·.

Df yow clients.
2. This c·ommunication serves as our client's,reply, as well as a t<111na~
Cease-:and Desist No:ti:ee:, asserting our~client"s exdtisive rig;hts ·· ·.
the trademarks i!TRlPIFY'r and "TRIP1FYME"., and. ·
your clients Dn notice of their infringement and vdtrlation of ·
right.s,
3·. Our client has been the firsf :adopter, p.r opdetor, and oonti.
user of the trademarks "T:RIPIFYJ" and "~TRIPIFYME'' irt
since 2:014 in relat ion to its: taxi services ana·
:other h.,-,,-_C"t'"..,,",.1""'-'~-"".,..,
related offerings. Additiona!ly ,. our client has been using
trademark "TRrPIFYME'' in relation to ·other travel and .f·.GrlilfJS:rnj
serv-ices. Both trademarks have been consistently us-ed in :commeme.,
ther eby establisht"rg significant goodwill and recognitie111. within ··
relevant market,
4. It has come to our attention th·a t your dlient filed ;an application ..-
the registration of the teadenlatk ~'TR:IPIFY" with the Registrar _· -
Trademarks on 1S :February 2016, We unequivocally assert that this
application is ''fraudulent~ .n1ade b::r bad .faith, and in
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contraventi-on of wen... established principles -o f tradlen.1ark [Link],
Your c!ient}:s application is an atte-m pt to 'appropriate a ·tt'ad:ein:at'kl
that is already in prior and cuntinuo·us us.e by our .client~ th-eteby
constituting passing off~ unfair comp~Htion, a;rid a
of our client'
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5. OuT client asserts its exclu:sive ownership of the ttadematkS'

"TRIPIFY" and "TRIPIFYME" by 'Vlrtu-e of their prior use ·anJr
public recognition in the marketplace. The rnarks are uniquelt
associated with our client's sei'vices,_ rotrd as the fttst user ·af'thes~
tnaTksr our client enjoys cmnmoJJ law protection under tM
prh'ldples o£ priority of use in addition to the statutory r'igJ;It~
conferred by regist:atiorL . . . . . . . . * ~. • . • 1
6. To further substant1ate our d:tent~ s clmm ofownersh1p~ 1t 1$ pertmer~t
to. n~te that our client acqpired the ~om-a1n _ names [Link] an{ji
[Link] through GoDaddy :tn 2.014~ years b:efoTe yout
client1 s alleged use m ap:plieation forltadem:arkregiBtration. Thes~ !I

domain names wet"e used :in the developmentand operatiun o£activ~

[Link] for the. [Link]~c.t ofbusine. ss$ furt.h. er [Link]·li
·. ..shiqg o.u.·r client.·;_"jl I
prmr use and nghts m the mark:s,
7. In addition to the above, our client has -duJ.y filed an application for
the .registration of the. trade~a-r~ _"TRI_Pl!YMETf .with. th~­
RefP:str~r of Trademarks, [Link] rs ou,[Link] pending. J?~­
apphcatwn seeks to protect our 'Client's contmuedu~-e an~ e-~-elu~IV:f
ng:ht to the trademark "TRIPIFYME'' in [Link] w1th vanous
travel and tourism s~rvice~. . . . . I
8. Your cease-and~des1st notice enoneously asserts that yowr client';~
trademark is not in cotrflict with our client's registered ;anc} 1
unregistered rights. On the contrary, \Ve assert . ..
that .. .
your
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client"sI
trademark is· confusingly si~ilar to. o~r. cl~ent::s "~~iFY'-' anj
~~TRIPIFYME.'' marks, le-ading to a high likehhood -of consumeJ ·, ·
confusion and deceptive assuciation.
9. ~y .adopting m~rks· . that~- are .subst.w tially ident~-cal or decep:tive:~Jf i
s1m1lar to ou: ch~nt' s pnor tra~emaJ"Jts:, your clt~nthas en~~~@~ j
trademark 1nfriugement,. pas-srng off, ar:t-<l unfaw com1_1):eti:ti·on, I ni
d~[Link] of Section 29 of the Trade M~ks .Act~ 1999,: an1 .
pnnc:ples of.. c~1nrr,wn law that [Link] ag.a rnsl . ~farr busmes. ~.~
practices. This infnngement has ·eaused and co:rrtmues ta cause- ,
irrepa·rable harm t~ our clie~t's business-t·~put~tioh~gcOrxdwil~, 'm,~ I
cu~to.n:er ba~e~. particularly m _No~th Ind1~. ' [Link] !o'UF: chent J,
·.· act1v1t1~s have directly competed wrth o.u: clie~'s.s.e~ces. .. I 1

lO.T~e ev1deace clearly shows that y~ur d~ent. 's_~ . : · fnngemen..t [Link] -o:1m·
1
1

chent's trademarks has been ongomg smce 2016-, and g1ven :tnJ-
deliberate and wilful nature of this infringement, it is apparent tha ,. I
. c·1·1ent h as -k.n:OWID&Y
y:our . ""l an d mtentn:ma
. . 11y [Link]. u:amage·
...1
to o 1
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client's business, and has intentionally sought to benefit from th -

 goodwill and teputation established by rour· c-lient in the TRIPIF ·
and TRIPIFYME marks.
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[Link] [Link] oftheabove, our 'Client hereby demand~ thatyonr!Client~
a, <?ea~e . and .desist .. im:meclhrtefy, frnm US1.·11g the . ~a~e1n~ks j
""TRIPIFY~' and ''TRIP-IFYME'~ or any mark that a:s tdentical
·or _confusingly similar to thes.e marks fu :any mann&r :or form, I
including but not limited to -bilsiness activities, ad;v·ertisitrg,
marketing~ and website u_se; ..
h. Cease.a~d desi.s t fro. m an~ furt~. er att~.U:pts o. regl··.st~r. or ~1aci~
t.

ownership of the trademarks "TRIPIFY:" or ."TlUP·D 'YME1':J

1.'nd~din. g but ~ot limited to any appl'fcationl:mf<>re tire :l&egistr~ 1

of T1 ademarks" ._I I

c. Rende: an~1ccou~t ofall profits,re:venu~:an~~anciall,-en~ftt~ !

your chent has gamed from :the use ofthe mfringmg marks ·s mce
~~~ 'l
d. Pr~vi~~ an. ~ndertaking .tha~ Y?~.cli~?t w~f rr~frai11 :fr~na ru;~
~u..rther n:[Link] of our chent s [Link]..o:perty.r.~lght&
1.

the future.
.l:.
12. This notice must be cmnplied ·with within .seven· (1) days from th:e I
:o
date_o~rec-eipt ?fthls lett_~r. Failure .c omply witl:l thi~ d~and '!il1
result m our chent pursumg all available legal :[Link];- induuing
but not limited to: . . I
a. FiLing a suit for infringement {)f trad'e mark under 'Sections 21 ··
and 134 of the Trade Marks Act~, l-999;
b. S:~~king lnju~cttve reJiefto prevent further 1mriflgement;· ..
c. Fllmg a clann for [Link] and accounts fqr .a ny prafits i
wwngfull:y earned by -your client .as a .[Link] .of their fufrirrgin~ I
1
[Link]; jl
d. Any other remedies available under civil and crnninal law fa]·
the deliberate violation of intellectual property rightii~ 1

13. We urge your' client to take this matter s-erioMsly and avoid .an
further escaJati'OB by immedlat€1y c0mply.in_g with the demands se
[Link] in this notice-. .

Yo [Link] sincerely r

Sun1f£
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27AA
1J N NtfKV /08:- 3
FORMTM-48
[Section 145, Rule 21]
~
~ I, SARATH KRISHNAN, S/o RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, CHAITHANY j
[Link] P 0, AYIROOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA-689614 do ~!
auth~rize M/s ANITTA & ADONA LLP, Law Firm, address at 45-A,
Col<fly-2, Ashram, New Delhi-110014, its Partners being Mrs. Sunitha John
Mr. Jojo Jose advocates ·or any other Associates authorized by 11/s ANI~fTA
. AD.;NA LLP to act jointly and severally as om attorneys, agent for filing
prosycuting all my trademarks applications, iricluding prosecuting and u...._,,.....,"' ...H'
oppJsitions, if any, changes of name or address and for doing of all the
necersary and incidental to the application, registration and enforcement ofthe
marks, appointment of representatives as may be necessary OF expedient for
pur~se of doing all the above ac~s, and to pay all necessary fees and costs in
or as may be required to be made by me from time to time.
 V/e hereby revoke all previous authorizaticns, if any, and confirm the
alr~ady taken by the agents/representat~ves above named in respect of the
proceedings.
All communications relating to this application may be sent to the foil
address in India:-

ANITTA & ADONA LLP,

. LAWFIRM,
45-A, SUNLIGHT COLONY-2,
ASHRAM, NEW DELID-110014
Mob: 9891779857 II Email ID: o:ffice@[Link]

Dated: (Name) ·

To,
The Registrar of Trade Marks
The Office of the Trade Marks Registry at New Delhi
 !

27AA 033319
FORMTM-48
[Section 145, Rule 21]

~ I, SARATH KRISHNAN, S/o RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, CHAITHANY A,

EDAPPAVOOR P 0, A YIROOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA-6396!4 do hereby
authl rize M/s ANITTA & ADONA LLP, Law Firm, address at 45-A, Sunlight
Col<fly-2, Ashram, New Delhi-11 0014, its Partners being Tvirs. Sunitha John and
Mr. Jojo Jose advocates or any other Associates authorized by l\1/s ANITTA &
. AD<;NA LLP to act jointly and severally as our attorneys, agent for filing and
pros~cuting all my trademarks applications, including prosecuting and defending
oppJ sitions, if any, changes of name or address and for doing of all the acts
nec1sary and incidental to the application, registration and enforcement of the trade
marks, appointment of representatives as may be necessary or expedient for the
pu~se of doing all the above acts, and to pay all necessary fees and costs incurred
or as may be required to be made by me from time to time .

. .... )... t
'"·• uiJf
 2

\X/ e hereby revoke all previous authorizatiens, if any, and confirm the action
already taken by the agents/representatives above named in respect of the above
proceedings.
All communications relating to this application may be sent to the following
address in India:-

ANITTA& ADONA LLP,

LAW FIRM,
45-A, SUNLIGHT COLONY-2,
ASHRAM, NEW DELHI-110014
Mob: 9891779857 II Email ID: office@[Link]

Dated: (Name) ·

~
(signature)

To,
The Registrar of Trade Marks
The Office of the Trade Marks Registry at New Delhi