Tortious Liability Of Passing-Off Under Protection Of Trademarks.

Abstract

The illegal use of products, services, or goodwill connected to another person's business that results in deception is known as passing off. There is unfair competition and confusion in the market when one party sells their commodities as if they were the goods of another. When someone falsely advertises products or services as their own and harms the rightful owner of the trademark, this is known as passing off. Passing off, as opposed to trademark infringement, preserves unregistered trademarks and their goodwill.

This study enunciates the concept of passing off under intellectual property (IP) industry by emphasising mainly into the area of tortious liability of the same under protection of trademarks.