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MUMBAI
NOVEMBER 28, 2006
Indore-based Pioneer Computers opened 3500 sq ft retail IT outlet with the
name eMall. Apparently, this is the same name used by another channel partners
based in Ahmedabad - Sai Info Systems. Both the companies claim to have
registered the name "eMall" as a Trade Mark.
Sai Info Systems opened an 8,000 sq ft retail outlet for IT products recently
using the name - eMall - in Ahmedabad. According to Vijay Mandora, Executive
Director, Sai InfoSystem, the formalities to register the name as a Trade Mark
was done long back. "At the time of registering the name we did not come across
any other company using eMall as a registered name. If someone else is using
this name the only things we would do is try to convince them to use some other
name. And if that is not working, we will have to look at other practical ways
for a fair conclusion," said Vijay.
According to SIS, it first formed a company called eMall Infotech Pvt Ltd to
open a series of retail outlets under the Trade Mark eMall. "So in a way we also
have the word eMall in our company name that was registered prior to opening the
retail outlet. We conceptualized the project about one-and-half year back,
before coming up with the first outlet with this name. We plans to have a chain
of 15 such malls across the country," he said.
Meanwhile, Rakesh Agrawal of Pioneer Computers, also claims to have applied for
Trade Mark registration of the name eMall many months ago. "When we applied for
a Trade Mark registration the name eMall was not in use by anybody," said Rakesh.
"If this name is being used by any other company, we will look in to the
details of this registration and see what best can be done," said Rakesh. Page(s) 1
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