The promoters of Cox & Kings, one of the oldest travel companies in the world, have filed a criminal case against MakeMyTrip India Pvt Ltd, the venture capitalist-backed online travel and hotel booking firm.
According to a report in DNA, in its petition filed on February 18, 2010 Cox & Kings has alleged that Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip India Pvt Ltd and Rajesh Dalal, Assistant Vice President, MakeMyTrip India Pvt Ltd have violated India’s Trade Mark Act, 1999. The company has also filed for damages including loss of business to the tune of USD 15-20 million.
According to Peter Lobo, Indian legal counsel of Cox & Kings and www.Ezeego1.com, the accused (MakeMyTrip) intentionally deceived the users of internet to cheat Ezeego1 by creating and registering half-a-dozen deceptively similar URL domain names.
“The matter was discretely brought to the notice of MakeMyTrip management and their response is a clear indication of their confession to this malpractice. |