OPTIONS INTERNATIONAL (SMC-PVT.) LTD. vs The COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2024 PLD 899 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 899 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: OPTIONS INTERNATIONAL (SMC-PVT.) LTD. vs The COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss
Provisions referred to: Competition Act

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Judgment text as reported

OPTIONS INTERNATIONAL (SMC-PVT.) LTD. VS The COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 1(3) & 38---Distorting competition---Use of the "Starbucks" name and logo---Matter before the Competition Commission ("Commission"), and then before the Competition Appellate Tribunal ("Tribunal"), was with regard to the use of the Starbucks name and logo by the appellant and selling its products under such name and style---Complaint from the proprietor of the said tradename and trademark, Starbucks Corporation USA (respondent No. 2), was received by the Commission which took action on it, and imposed a penalty of five million rupees on the appellant and ordered further additional penalty of one hundred thousand rupees per day from the date of passing of the order in case of non-compliance---Tribunal decided the appeal by enhancing the penalty amount from five million to six million rupees but reduced the per day penalty amount to five thousand rupees from one hundred thousand rupees---Validity---Counsel for the appellant conceded that the law authorizes the penalties which had been imposed under section 38 of the Competition Act, 2010 ('the Act')---Therefore, it was not understandable how the same could be objected to---No other point had been urged which may persuade the Court to take a view different from the one taken by the Tribunal---Appeal was dismissed. Your Search returned total 35531 records from 9950 - 10000

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