TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
Notice is hereby given that our client, The Hershey Company of the address 100 Crystal A drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States of America is the sole owner and only proprietor in the Republic of Maldives of the following trademark:
to be used in connection with the following goods under international class 30.
Class 30:
Chocolates; Chocolate products; candy, candy bars; confectionery; cocoa; cocoa products; cookies, biscuits; confectionery baking chocolate; baking bits, chips and chunks; instant chocolate mix (for cold and hot beverages); chocolate coatings; nonalchoholic chocolate liquors; chocolate covered nuts; flavored syrups, namely chocolate syrups, strawberry syrups, caramel syrups, butterscotch syrups, peanut butter flavored syrups; confectionery toppings for ice creams and for desserts; cakes, pastry, ice cream, ice cream confections; frozen confections; non diary, non-alchoholic chocolate based beverages; cereal bars
The public and the trade are hereby warned not to indulge in any activity that would infringe our rights as the proprietors of the above mark which would be in violation of the Intellectual Property rights of the proprietor.
The public and the trade are also hereby warned that any person who infringes or forges any mark or falsely applies to goods or services any mark or marks so nearly resembling a trademark as to be likely mislead or who makes any dye, block machine or other instrument for the purpose of forging or being used for forging a mark; or applies any false description to goods; or disposes of, or has in his possession, any dye, block, machine, or other instrument for the purpose of forging a mark; or caused to be done any of the things referred to above shall, inter alia be in violation of the IP rights of the proprietor.
Further any person who sells or exposes for sale, or has in his possession for sale for any purpose of trade or manufactures any goods or things to which any forged mark or false trade description is applied or to which any mark so nearly resembling a trademark as to be likely to mislead or falsely applies shall inter alia, be in violation of the IP rights of the proprietor.
The public and the trade are therefore, warned that if any person does any of the above acts which are illegal and unlawful, The Hershey Company will not hesitate to exercise their legal remedies, both in a civil court and in the criminal court to prosecute the persons who indulge in the aforesaid illegal and unlawful activities and they would also claim damages for the infringement and the dilution of their trademarks.
Any enquiries should be addressed to their Legal Representatives mentioned below:
De Penning & De Penning 120 Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032, India.
Email: trademark@depenning.com
