more-inThe Madras High Court on Friday vacated an interim injunction granted by it on September 22 restraining Thenandal Studios from using the title Mersal for its upcoming Tamil movie starring actor Vijay. Justice Anita Sumanth not only vacated the injunction but also dismissed the application seeking interim orders. ‘Pre-existing word’Though the applicant’s counsel had contended that the term Mersal was coined by his client and hence could not be used at will by others, the judge disagreed with him. “The alleged action for passing off has to be seen in the context of whether the title in question has been exploited by the applicant at all. The applicant would make a lukewarm attempt to state that production has commenced now.”

Source: The Hindu October 06, 2017 19:30 UTC