Delhi HC rejects Pepsi’s plea against Parle
₹2 crore in damages, alleging unfair trade practices by Parle Agro. In 2017, PepsiCo began producing Doritos in India at its Kolkata plant.
Doritos is a popular snack brand, worth billions of dollars in the US. PepsiCo, known for brands like Lay’s, Cheetos, Gatorade, Mountain Dew and Quaker, reported double-digit revenue growth in the first quarter of 2023.
Parle Agro is also embroiled in a legal battle in high court in a trademark case relating to its vanilla cream-filled chocolate biscuits, Fab!o, with Intercontinental Great Brands, owners of the Oreo brand of biscuits, allegedly for deceptive trade practices by Parle for the uncanny similarity to the Oreo mark. In February, a single bench of the Delhi HC issued an interim injunction prohibiting Parle from selling Fab!o biscuits, noting that they had infringed on registered trademarks.
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