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Delhi High Court Dismisses Westend Green Farms Society's Trademark Case Against Neighbouring Farmhouses
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed trademark and passing-off suits against neighbouring farmhouse owners filed by Westend Green Farms Society, which manages a gated farmhouse colony in south Delhi. The court held that merely displaying the name “WESTEND GREENS” on residential signboards did not amount to trademark infringement, as the use was not shown to be in the course of...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor R Madhavan; Restrains Sale Of Commercial Merchandise, Obscene Material
The Delhi High Court on Monday (December 22) passed an interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of actor R Madhavan, including restrain on the sale of commercial merchandise using his image and likeness as well as takedown of obscene material. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ad interim injunction order protecting the actor's personality rights, and...
Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 15-21, 2025
NOMINAL INDEXDPIIT Working Paper on Generative AI and CopyrightFrankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. v. M/S Fly High Institute & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1713Lifestyle Equities C.V. & Anr. v. Priyanka Alpeshbhai Polara, 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1715Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited v. Wet and Dry Personal Care Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1716Bhavesh Suresh Kataria v....
Delhi High Court Cancels Trademark Similar To Punjab Football Club Held By Apparel Company
The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the “PFC” trademark registered in favor of Posshusa Apparels India Private Limited, holding that the mark was deceptively similar to the trademarks of Punjab Football Club and had remained unused since its registration. By an order dated December 11, 2025, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora allowed a plea filed by Punjab FC, a...
Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief To Chinese Restaurant House of Mandarin In 'HOM' Trademark Dispute
The Bombay High Court has refused interim relief to a Mumbai Chinese cuisine restaurant, House of Mandarin, in a trademark infringement and passing off suit over the use of the mark “HOM.” By an order dated December 19, 2025, Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh held that no prima facie case was made out. The court said House of Mandarin failed to show that the acronym “HOM” had...
IPR Disputes On Same Issues Can Be Heard Together Even If Pending in Non-Commercial Courts: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that intellectual property disputes involving the same or overlapping issues should be heard together to prevent parallel cases and conflicting decisions, even if some of those cases are pending before non-commercial courts. The court said its power to transfer cases under the Code of Civil Procedure is broad and continues to apply to intellectual...
Bombay High Court Bars Chandigarh Firm From Using Bunge India's 'LOTUS' Mark For Edible Oils
The Bombay High Court has permanently restrained Chandigarh-based Lotus Refinery Pvt. Ltd. and its associate entities from using the mark “LOTUS” or any deceptively similar mark for edible oils. The court held that that the adoption of an identical mark for identical goods amounted to trademark infringement and passing off of Bunge India Pvt. Ltd.'s long-standing registered trademark. In...
Trimurti Films Sues Dharma, Saregama In Bombay High Court Over 'Saat Samundar Paar' Song In Upcoming Film
Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd., the producer of the 1992 film Vishwatma, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to restrain the use of its iconic song “Saat Samundar Paar” in the upcoming Hindi film "Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri", alleging unauthorised remixing and incorporation of the song without its consent. The suit has been filed against Dharma Production, Namah Pictures...
Madras High Court Rejects Jaipur Restaurant's Co-Ownership Claim To 'Dasaprakash' Trademark
The Madras High Court has refused to recognise a Jaipur-based company as a co-owner of the “Dasaprakash” trademark, holding that the brand is a jointly owned family mark that could not have been transferred by a single family member.The original mark is commonly associated with a South Indian restaurant chain. A single bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh, in a judgment dated December 16,...
Patanjali Foods Moves Bombay High Court Against YouTube Channel For Making Defamatory Video, Demands ₹15.5 Crores In Damages
Patanjali Foods has approached the Bombay High Court against popular YouTube Channel 'Trustified Certification' demanding Rs 10.5 crores as damages for loss of reputation and Rs 5 crore as 'special damages' for causing injury to their brand by uploading an allegedly 'defamatory' video against its product 'Nutrela Soya Chunks.'The suit filed through advocate Apoorv Srivastava was listed before...
Commercial Courts Act Bars Intra-Court Appeals In Patent Disputes: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that an intra-court appeal is not maintainable against an order passed by a Single Judge while deciding a statutory patent appeal under the Patents Act. The court reiterated that the Commercial Courts Act does not permit a second appeal within the High Court. “Any expansion of scope of the Commercial Courts Act will defeat its objectives and there is no...
Delhi High Court Reinstates 'Makhan Fish Corner Trademark', Cites Non-Application Of Mind By Registry
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Trade Marks Registry that removed the trademark “MAKHAN FISH CORNER” from the Register of Trade Marks, holding that the decision was poorly reasoned and ignored important evidence. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia said that statutory authorities are required to pass reasoned orders, particularly when they affect the statutory rights...