TAFE Granted Favourable Interim Injunction in Its Massey Ferguson Brand Ownership Suit
TAFE in a dispute over Brand ownership rights of Massey Ferguson had filed a civil suit before the Hon’ble Madras High Court against AGCO’s subsidiary Massey Ferguson Corporation claiming that the said Trademarks are distinctive of TAFE in India, are exclusively owned by TAFE and seeking a declaration that TAFE owns the Massey Ferguson Brand/Trademarks in India. It sought interim injunctions restraining AGCO’s Massey Ferguson Corp. and their representatives from interfering with TAFE’s exclusive use of the MF Brands/Trademarks in any manner and from representing themselves as the owner/proprietor/rights holder etc. of the Massey Ferguson Brands/Trademarks pending disposal of the suit.
The High Court after hearing detailed submissions from both parties, by an ad-interim order pronounced today (17.10.2024,) granted the above injunctive reliefs in favour of TAFE. The details of the Order passed by the Hon’ble Court are expected shortly.
About TAFE: tafe.com
TAFE - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, is an Indian tractor major incorporated in 1960 at Chennai, India. One of the largest tractor manufacturers in the world and the second largest in India by volumes, TAFE sells over 180,000 tractors annually.
TAFE has earned the trust of customers through its range of products, which are widely acclaimed for their quality and low cost of operation. A strong distribution network of over 2,000 dealers effectively supports TAFE’s four iconic tractor brands - Massey Ferguson, TAFE, Eicher Tractors, and IMT. TAFE exports tractors to more than 80 countries, powering farms in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Russia.
Beyond tractors, TAFE and its subsidiaries have diversified business interests in areas such as farm machinery, diesel engines and gensets, agro-industrial engines, engineering plastics, gears and transmission components, hydraulic pumps and cylinders, vehicle franchises, and plantations.
TAFE is committed to Total Quality Management (TQM). In recent years, various manufacturing plants of TAFE have garnered numerous ‘TPM Excellence’ awards from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), along with several regional awards for TPM excellence. At the ITOTY 2024, TAFE – Massey Ferguson MF 8055 was awarded the best tractor for commercial application and MF 6028 Maxpro won the best orchard tractor. In 2023, TAFE won the ‘Launch of the Year’ award for its Eicher PRIMA G3 range of tractors, in addition to three other prestigious awards, including ‘Best CSR Initiative’ for JFarm Services, at the 4th edition of the Indian Tractor of the Year (ITOTY) Awards 2023. It was also presented the Top Exporter Award from the Commissioner of Customs.
In 2018, TAFE became the first Indian tractor manufacturer to win the Frost & Sullivan Global Manufacturing Leadership Award, being recognized with the ‘Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership’ award, as well as two ‘Supply Chain Leadership’ awards. In recognition of its outstanding contribution to engineering exports, TAFE has been named the ‘Star Performer - Large Enterprise (Agricultural Tractors)’ by the Engineering Exports Promotion Council of India - Southern Region for the 23rd consecutive time.
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