Nairobi, Sept. 7 -- Two iron sheet manufacturing firms are locked in a court battle over trademarks and branding, with Royal Mabati Factory Ltd accusing rival Vintage Mabati Mills Ltd of using marks and designs similar to its registered intellectual property.

In the suit filed in the High Court in Nairobi, Royal Mabati accuses its four former consultants of using knowledge gained while working with the company to run a rival business.

Royal Mabati is seeking Sh50 million in special damages, general and punitive damages, a permanent injunction against the alleged infringement, an account of profits, and the delivery and destruction of infringing roofing products.

The company says the four individual defendants-Isaac Karanja, Samson Wawe...