Tafe, AGCO claim HC relief in brand dispute

Chennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment (Tafe) and AGCO said on Tuesday that a Madras High Court had favored them in their dispute about the Massey Ferguson tractor brand, citing an order to maintain "status quo".

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AGCO, of which Massey Ferguson is a US-based subsidiary, was the first one who came out with a statement saying that the High Court had overturned its interim injunction in favor of Tafe. Later in the day, Tafe said the High Court said that ownership and other related issues will be decided by the single judge of the court before whom applications in the dispute are pending. "The present status quo is in continuation of the status quo granted to Tafe as early as in April 2024, and the latest of several judicial orders protecting Tafe's rights to the use of the Massey Ferguson brand," the company said.