'Karmayodha' Film Plagiarism: Kerala Court Orders Major Ravi & Makers To Pay ₹30L To Scriptwriter Regi Mathew

The Commercial Court, Kottayam recently passed a judgment against Major Ravi and Mohammed Haneef, who are the director and producer of the 2012 Mohanlal-starrer movie 'Karmayodha', to pay a compensation of Rs. 30 lakhs to scriptwriter Regi Mathew.Sri. Manish D. A., Principal Sub-Judge, decided the suit preferred by Regi Mathew seeking permanent prohibitory injunction, declaration, damages and...

Delhi High Court Orders 'HERO' Mark Infringer To Pay ₹2.5 Lakh To NGO For Obstructing Court-Ordered Search

The Delhi High Court has directed a Sonipat-based manufacturer of motorcycle parts to pay a total of Rs 5 lakh after finding that it obstructed a court-ordered search in a trademark infringement case involving the “HERO” marks owned by Hero Investcorp Pvt. Ltd. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on December 8, 2025, while dealing with an application alleging...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Sale Of FOXTEEL Hair Products Over Similarity With Bare Anatomy Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court has restrained the manufacture, sale and marketing of hair care products sold under the brand name 'FOXTEEL', holding that their packaging is deceptively similar to the 'Bare Anatomy' products of premium personal care company Onesto Labs Private Limited. Justice Tejas Karia, in an order passed on December 2, 2025, granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction after finding...

Bombay High Court Orders Removal Of 'VISTARRAAH' Trademark Over Similarity To Air India's Vistara Airline

Holding that it was deceptively similar to Air India's VISTARA airline brand, the Bombay High Court has directed the removal of the trademark “VISTARRAAH” from the Trade Marks Register. Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on December 10, 2025, while allowing a rectification petition filed by Air India. The Court held that permitting the disputed mark to remain on the register would...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware...

Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Kataria Insurance Brokers From Using 'KATARIA' Trademark

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Ahmedabad-based Kataria Insurance Brokers Private Limited from using the name “KATARIA INSURANCE” or any other name, mark or website containing the word “KATARIA” for insurance-related services. The court held that such use is deceptively similar to the registered trademark of Mumbai-based Kataria Jewellery Insurance...

Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 08–14, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Woodland (Aero Club) Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Speedways Tyre Treads & Anr., CS(COMM) 1155/2025 Gajulapalli Mallikarjuna v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Criminal Revision Case No. 1840/2008 Swami Vidyanand v. Cristiana Amodei Chiarello & Ors., CS (COMM) No. 317/2025 Rao and Sapru Films Pvt. Ltd. v. Alok Kumar, IA-6542-2025 in Comm IP Suit No....

Centre Proposes Mandatory Blanket Licence for AI Training on Copyrighted Works, Royalties for Creators

The Centre has proposed a mandatory blanket licence that would allow artificial intelligence developers to train their systems on all lawfully accessed copyrighted works as a matter of right, while requiring them to pay statutory royalties to copyright owners, rejecting both a broad “fair dealing” expansion and a commercial text and data mining exception. The proposal is contained in...

Delhi High Court Allows Au Naturel Beauty To Rebrand NEUDE As BE NEUDE In Dispute With Wet and Dry

The Delhi High Court has allowed cosmetics brand Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited to switch from the mark “NEUDE” to “BE NEUDE,” holding that the new mark would eliminate the risk of confusion with rival brand Wet and Dry Personal Care Private Limited's trademark “NEUD.” A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta passed the order on December...

Delhi High Court Restrains Mumbai Apparel Brand Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based clothing business, Vivaan Enterprise, from using polo player logos on its apparel after finding them deceptively similar to the well-known “Beverly Hills Polo Club” brand. The order was passed without hearing Vivaan Enterprise at this stage, meaning the Court granted immediate protection to the brand owner based on the...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Rival Aviation Institute From Infringing Frankfinn's “FLY HIGH” Trademark

The Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining Fly High Institute, a Nagpur based aviation institute, from using the marks “FLY HIGH,” “FLY HIGH INSTITUTE,” “FH FLY HIGH INSTITUTE,” or any other mark deceptively similar to “FLY HIGH,” a registered trademark of Frankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. The injunction will remain in force until...

Delhi High Court Revives Street One's Opposition To Registration Of the 'Street 9' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has overturned a Trade Marks Registry order that had rejected an objection filed by German fashion label Street One against the registration of the mark “Street 9.” The court has sent the matter back to the registry for a fresh hearing. In a judgment dated November 28, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia held that the Registrar failed to correctly apply the law on...