When contacted, the counsel for the plaintiff, advocate Nikhil Mengde, said that his client had restrained him from sharing information and, hence, he could not comment.A copyright violation suit has been filed in the Bombay high court against the use of the ‘Classic’ title by Kolkata-based ITC industries for its well-known cigarette brand.According Truck Hydraulic Hoses Factory to the chamber order, ITC had approached Mr Jayant Shah, the owner of M/s Jayant Industries and had offered to buy the ‘Classic’ logo on October 30, 2012. The suit was against Indian Tobacco Company (ITC), Y.“Deveshwar, chairman, CEO, tobacco division of ITC and directors Pradeep Dhobale and Kurush Grant.

There were several email conversation of meetings and offers of purchase of the copyright by the defendants, the said emails were sent to plaintiff’s father Mr Jayant Shah. After admitting the suit, the court said that the company is the defendant, but its directors are not required to be part of the suit.C.Defendant No.The suit was filed by a manufacturer of ashtrays who claims to hold the copyright on the depiction of the word ‘Classic’, which is written on the packets of the cigarettes. 2 has sent their companies Marketing Head F.M. Mr Atul Joshi to meet to the father of the plaintiff Mr Jayant Shah, on 30th October 2012 the defendant came to the place of the plaintiff’s father Mr Jayant Shah and offer to sale the copyright of the trade mark and logo “Classic” to the defendants and defendants offered to plaintiff to sell their copyright for Rs 50 crore to the defendants, but later on the defendants didn’t came again. 

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