Case Overview The Delhi High Court in a significant ruling…

Madras High Court dismisses appeals by 7-Eleven International LLC, upholds Deputy Registrar’s 2014 order granting “Big Bite” trademark registration in Class 30 to Ravi Foods Private Limited as prior user in India; holds that international reputation and prior foreign adoption/early filing date cannot override local prior use absent proof of goodwill or spillover reputation in India, reinforcing strict application of territoriality under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.