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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 abbreviation KSRTC.

Both Karnataka and Kerala SRTCs have been using the abbreviation KSRTC for many decades now. However, Karnataka SRTC registered the abbreviation and its logo with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. In a release on Friday, KSRTC said that the Madras High Court had said that there was no legal prohibition for the use of KSRTC by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, and that the court had dismissed Kerala SRTC’s claim for exclusive use of KSRTC abbreviation.

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