The Commercial High Court of Colombo recently granted an Interim Injunction restraining and preventing the use of the name ‘Arvani’ in terms of an application made by Avani Hotels and Resorts to safeguard their registered trademarks. The owners of the Avani Group of Hotels, Minor International Public Company Ltd., and MHG IP Holdings (Singapore) Ltd. instituted this action by Plaint dated 28 February 2020 against two individuals who owned and operated two hotels by the name ‘Arvani Villa’. The Plaintiffs by its Plaint stated that Avani is a world-renowned brand and trademark with immense goodw…