CCP imposes penalty of Rs4.25m

Competition Commission of Pakistan has imposed penalty of Rs4.25 million on seven fabric and packaging companies

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of Rs4.25 million on seven fabric and packaging companies for deceptive marketing practices and fraudulently using the registered trademark of ShajarPak (Pvt) Limited, a fabric manufacturer. ShajarPak complained to CCP about eight companies, including five fabric manufacturers and three packaging manufacturers, who were falsely using its registered trademark, ‘Pasha Fabrics’, on packaging and labelling of their products. CCP’s enquiry established that ShajarPak had not authorised any of the above companies to use its trademark. By copying the trademark and trade dress, these companies were deceiving consumers and harming the business interest of ShajarPak in violation of Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010.  

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2018.

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