1. Karnataka wins legal battle over ‘KSRTC’ as Kerala loses the case
Following a prolonged legal struggle for intellectual property rights, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has secured legal ownership of its trademarks, including the acronym ‘KSRTC’.
Both Karnataka and Kerala SRTCs have been using the acronym KSRTC for many decades now. However, Karnataka SRTC had registered the acronym and its logo with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. In a release on December 15, the KSRTC stated the Madras High Court had said that there was no legal prohibition for use of KSRTC by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, and that the Court had dismissed Kerala SRTC’s claim for exclusive use of KSRTC acronym.