| Notice is hereby given to all concern that National
Institute of Fashion Technology, popularly known as NIFT,
an
autonomous registered Society under Ministry of Textiles
and
a body corporate established and incorporated by The
National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006 [No. 28
of 2006] for promotion and development of education and
research in fashion technology and for matters connected
therewith and incidental thereto and having its registered
Head Office at NIFT
Campus, Hauz Khas, Opp. Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110016,
INDIA, and other Campuses located at Gandhinagar,
Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Kolkata is the
proprietor / owner and first adopter of the following
Intellectual Properties / well-known Trade Marks– |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology, apart
from being the proprietor of the aforementioned Trade Marks,
is also the owner of Copyright in the original artistic work
comprised in the unique manner of representation of NIFT’s
stylized Logo and has been using the aforementioned
Trade Marks since its inception in the year 1986. Due to
intrinsic quality, service, and long user and extensive
advertisements, the above said ‘Intellectual Properties’
have acquired an invaluable goodwill and reputation and the
same is distinctive with the Institute. The ‘Intellectual
Properties’ exclusively belongs to NIFT and none-else and
the use of the same in relation to fashion industry connotes
and denotes NIFT exclusively.
It has come to our notice that certain institutes
are making fraudulent and unauthorized use of our
Intellectual Property by adopting a confusingly similar
identity and/or representing their business and services to
be associated, originating, or approved by NIFT.
The trade and public are hereby warned that NIFT
have no association with any such institute nor have
authorized any such institute/enterprise to carry on any
business or provide any services incorporating or using
NIFT’s aforesaid Intellectual Properties/Marks or any
Name/Mark deceptively similar thereto.
Notice is hereby given that NIFT claims all
rights in respect of the above Intellectual Properties in
India and other countries around the world and shall not
hesitate to initiate appropriate legal action, both civil
and criminal, against any person or persons found misusing
any of the aforesaid Intellectual Properties or any other
Intellectual Property(s) confusingly similar thereto in any
manner so as to pass of the goods, services, and/or business
as those originating, authorized, or approved by NIFT in
violation of the proprietary rights of the National
Institute of Fashion Technology.
All persons are cautioned against any
infringement and misrepresentation, copying, and imitation
of the above Trade Marks / Logo / Brand either wholly or
partially. Anyone having information about any unauthorized
use of the said Intellectual Property is requested to notify
to: NIFT through
its IPR Cell.
Sd/-
Vinish MEHRA
[Attorney - at - Law]
[Asst. Prof. & In-Charge - IPR Cell]
Intellectual
Property Rights Cell (IPRC),
National
Institute
of
Fashion
Technology, NIFT Campus,
Hauz Khas,
Opp.
Gulmohor
Park
,
New
Delhi
– 110016,
INDIA
Telefax: 011 26542022 .
Mobile
: 09871819990 . email: vinishmehra@niftindia.com
. web: www.niftindia.com |
