Delhi High Court To Pass Interim Orders In Universal Studios' Suit Against PlayIMDb's Piracy Mechanism

The Delhi High Court on Friday indicated that it would pass orders in a copyright infringement suit filed by Universal City Studios Productions LLLP against PlayIMDb.com and several other alleged rogue streaming platforms. During the hearing before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, Universal City Studios detailed what it described as an “ingenious” piracy mechanism through which rogue websites exploit IMDb's infrastructure to facilitate unauthorized streaming of films, including Fast X, the tenth main...

Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief Protecting Ahmed Perfumes' Arabic Logo, Refuses Passing Off Relief

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim copyright protection to UAE-based Ahmed Perfumes against a Mumbai perfume trader over alleged copying of its Arabic calligraphic logo but refused interim passing off relief after finding the company had failed to show goodwill and a customer base in India. In an order pronounced on May 7, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh restrained Mohammed Faisal Rehman Sultan Ahmed Shamsi and his associated entities, Al Ahmed India and Ahmed Al Maghribi LLP, from...

Jioo Organics Agrees To Drop Reliance, Jio-Like Marks In Settlement Before Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has restrained a trader accused of using marks deceptively similar to Reliance Industries' registered trademarks “RELIANCE” and “JIO”. after both the parties entered into settlement. A bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela recorded a settlement between Reliance Industries and a trader, who was operating under the trade name “Jioo Organics”. Reliance Industries had filed the suit against Pawan Kumar Gupta and others, alleging trademark infringement and passing off. The...

Telangana High Court Temporarily Bars PPL From Coercing Hyderabad Bar To Obtain Music Licence

The Telangana High Court on May 4, 2026 granted interim protection to a Hyderabad restaurant and bar, restraining Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) from coercing it to obtain a music licence until the next hearing on June 19. Justice Renuka Yara was hearing a writ petition filed by Dark Horse Hospitality and Events LLP, which runs Babylon Bar and Kitchen in Jubilee Hills. The establishment has challenged what it describes as an unlawful attempt by PPL to compel businesses to obtain...

Delhi High Court Restrains Brahmastra Pharmacy From Using 'STAND UP' Mark Over Trade Dress Similarity

The Delhi High Court on 30 April restrained Brahmastra Pharmacy from using the mark 'STAND UP' along with its label and trade dress in a suit filed by PSTGems Private Limited and found prima facie similarity warranting injunctive relief. A Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that interim protection can be granted against adoption of a deceptively similar trademark and trade dress when visual comparison indicates a likelihood of consumer confusion. He held: "the mark 'STAND UP'...is...

MasterChow Agrees To Stop Using Dhurandhar Character In Its Ad; Bombay HC Records Settlement In Jio's Suit

A dispute over the use of the Dhurandhar film character 'Jameel Jamali' in an advertisement has been settled before the Bombay High Court, with Reliance Industries Limited's Jio Studios resolving its case against MasterChow Foods Private Limited. Jio Studios had objected to an advertisement created by MasterChow that featured the character 'Jameel Jamali' from Dhurandhar, along with behind-the-scenes footage from the film. The company said this amounted to copyright infringement in the...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plagiarism Plea Against Dhurandhar-2, Says Remedy Lies Before Civil Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Bengaluru-based filmmaker Santosh Kumar R.S., who had alleged that the Aditya Dhar-directed Hindi film Dhurandhar-2 was a plagiarised version of his original script titled D-Saheb. Justice K.S. Hemalekha held that the petition was not maintainable, observing that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is discretionary and ordinarily not exercised when an efficacious alternative remedy is available, and directing the...

Madras High Court Protects Ayushmann Khurrana Starrer 'Pati Patni Aur Woh Do' From Apprehended Piracy

The Madras High Court recently protected Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan's Pati Patni Aur Woh Do from apprehended unauthorised broadcast by granting an ad interim injunction in favour of its producer. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy restrained internet service providers and cable TV operators from facilitating the unlawful broadcast of the film, which is slated for release on May 15, 2026. The court noted that “irreversible injury will occur, unless unlawful broadcast is prevented.” ...

Madras High Court Protects “Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart” From Piracy Ahead of Release

The Madras High Court has protected the upcoming Hindi film “Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)” from apprehended piracy, observing that failure to prevent unlawful broadcast could result in “irreversible injury.” In an order dated April 30, 2026, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy granted interim injunctions against internet service providers and cable TV operators arrayed as respondents in a suit filed by Creativeland Studios Entertainment LLP. The court observed that the film is...

Delhi High Court Rules 'The House of the Blue Mangoes' Does Not Infringe Sivasundari Bose's Work

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that the novel 'The House of the Blue Mangoes' by David Davidar does not infringe the copyright claimed by author Sivasundari Bose, bringing an end to a dispute between the two that has stretched on for years. Delivering the judgment on April 30, 2026, Justice Tejas Karia said the similarities pointed out between the two works stemmed from shared historical context, cultural references, and familiar elements of multi-generational family sagas, material...

Madras High Court Restrains Piracy Of Aamir Khan Productions' 'Ek Din' Ahead of Release

The Madras High Court recently estrained apprehended infringement of copyright in the film Ek Din, slated for release today, by granting an ad-interim injunction in a suit filed by Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the order noting that the film was scheduled to release on May 1, 2026 (today). The Court observed that in matters of this nature, “irreversible injury” is likely to occur unless unlawful broadcast is prevented. Ek Din is a Hindi romantic drama...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain IT Rules Takedown Plea In Copyright Case; Allows Plea To Be Withdrawn

The Delhi High Court has observed that a direction to intermediaries to take down content on the basis of private copyright claims cannot be granted without a prior determination by a court, while dealing with a plea seeking removal of allegedly infringing content. “The private intermediaries cannot be expected to, in the absence of there being a finding rendered by a Court, to take down, suspend or block content, which is contended by an individual to be their intellectual property,” the court...