LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: September 21 - September 27, 2026
Riya Rathore
28 Sept 2026 7:01 PM IST
SUPREME COURT
Case Title: I.S.D.S. Private Limited & Anr. v. M/s Khemka Food Products Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
Case Number: Special Leave Petition (C) No.6793 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 313
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the question of whether State notifications designating Civil Judges (Senior Division) as Commercial Courts can override Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which mandates that trademark infringement suits cannot be instituted before a court below the District Court.
Supreme Court Extends Dabur's Deadline To Exhaust 9,020 'Cool King Thanda Tel' Cartons Till November
Case Title: DABUR INDIA LIMITED VS. EMAMI LIMITED
Case Number: DIARY NO. - 50163/2026
A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe extended by two months (till November 2026) the deadline for Dabur India Limited to exhaust 9,020 cartons of “Cool King Thanda Tel” in its trademark and trade-dress dispute with Emami Limited, while declining to interfere with the underlying Delhi High Court injunction.
Case Title: ITC LIMITED VS. ADYAR GATE HOTELS LIMITED
Case Number: DIARY NO. - 56907/2026
A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan dismissed ITC Limited's Special Leave Petition, refusing to interfere with a Delhi High Court interim order that declined to restrain Adyar Gate Hotels Limited from using the “DAKSHIN” mark for its standalone restaurant in Chennai.
Case Title: M/S CHAI SUTTA BAR TRADING PVT. LTD VS. M/S MACHA CONSUMER PRODUCTS PVT. LTD
Case Number: DIARY NO. - 50820/2026
The Supreme Court permitted Chai Sutta Bar Trading Pvt Ltd to withdraw its Special Leave Petition challenging a Delhi High Court order that upheld an interim injunction restraining it from using the 'MAATEA' mark for tea products in a trademark dispute with Macha Consumer Products.
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Case Title: ITC Limited v. SMM Tobacoo Private Limited & Ors.
Case Number: IP (COM) No.10 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(CAL) 232
Justice Arindam Mukherjee refused to dispense with pre-suit mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act for ITC's proposed trademark suit against SMM Tobacco, holding that pursuing criminal remedies first diminished the claim of urgent interim relief.
DELHI HIGH COURT
Delhi High Court Restrains Doora Express Services' Former General Manager From Using 'DURA' Mark
Case Title: Doora Express Services v. Dura Logistics India Private Limited & Anr.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 983/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 1020
Justice A.J. Bhambhani restrained a former General Manager and his company from using “DURA” for logistics and transportation services, holding that Doora Express Services made out a prima facie case of similarity to its registered “DOORA” trademarks.
Delhi High Court Finds 'Herbawish' Deceptively Similar To Herbalife, Temporarily Restrains Use
Case Title: Herbalife International, Inc. v. Ashish Kumar & Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 997/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1015
Justice Jyoti Singh granted an ad-interim injunction restraining the defendants from using “Herbawish” and “Herbawish Nutrition” alongside a similar three-leaf logo and trade dress, observing that the common prefix "Herba" enhanced consumer deception.
Case Title: ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED V/S JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Case Number: CS(COMM) - 475/2026
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice to JioStar India on a contempt plea filed by Zee Entertainment over alleged continued unauthorized use of Zee's copyrighted music library despite a May 2026 injunction.
Case Title: Gillette India Limited v. Visage Lines Personal Care Private Limited
Case Number: CS(COMM) 1007/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1014
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani restrained Bombay Shaving Company from airing a revised advertisement in a product disparagement action, observing no perceptible difference in commercial impact between the revised ad and the original version the company had previously agreed to withdraw.
Case Title: Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. M/s Social Circle Through Its Proprietor
Case Number: CS(COMM) 985/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 1012
Justice Vikas Mahajan granted an interim injunction on September 21 restraining a Dehradun restaurant from operating as “Social Circle”, holding the mark deceptively similar to Impresario's well-known “SOCIAL” brand.
Case Title: Manash Lifestyle Private Limited v. John Doe/Ashok Kumar & Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 985/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 1011
Justice Jyoti Singh restrained anonymous operators from running a fraudulent franchise scheme soliciting ₹15 lakh by impersonating beauty platform Purplle, and directed Meta and WhatsApp to block the associated profiles and accounts.
Case Title: JITENDAR SINGH V/S JOHN DOE ASHOK KUMAR & ORS.
Case Number: CS(COMM) - 1052/2026
Justice A.J. Bhambhani declined to pass a blanket order protecting a content creator against future copyright strikes, holding that each strike's genuineness must be evaluated individually, while orally remarking that a dedicated "META court" may soon be needed given the surge in platform disputes.
Drishti IAS Founder Vikas Divyakirti Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights
Case Title: DR VIKAS DIVYAKIRTI V/S META PLATFORMS INC & ORS.
Case Number: CS(COMM) - 1015/2026
Drishti IAS founder Vikas Divyakirti filed a personality rights suit seeking protection against commercial exploitation and deepfakes; the matter was transferred to a coordinate IPD bench handling personality rights cases.
Delhi High Court Dismisses ITC Challenge To Philip Morris Heat-Not-Burn Cigarette Patent
Case Title: ITC Limited v. Philip Morris Products S.A. & Ors.
Case Number: C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 24/2025
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1008
Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed ITC's challenge to a patent held by Philip Morris for heat-not-burn tobacco technology used in devices like IQOS, upholding the patent for a "heated aerosol generating article".
Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Against Unauthorised Use Of Bentley Software
Case Title: Bentley Systems Inc and Anr. v. Ahmed Ibrahim Abdelsalam Ahmed Elshorbagy and Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 993/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1007
Justice A.J. Bhambhani granted an ad-interim injunction restraining a structural design firm from infringing copyright in Bentley Systems' engineering software suite, including RAM Concept, iTwin, and STAAD.
Case Title: FabIndia Limited v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe and Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 861/2023
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1006
Justice A.J. Bhambhani clarified that a December 2023 interim order protecting FabIndia's trademarks applies explicitly to major social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.
Case Title: MakeMyTrip India Limited v. The Registrar of Trade Marks
Case Number: W.P.(C)-IPD 41/2026 & CM 241/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 1003
Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice on a petition by MakeMyTrip India Limited seeking directions to the Trade Marks Registry to decide its well-known trademark application, which had remained unaddressed for over six years.
Case Title: P.J. SIKAND (ALSO KNOWN AS PARAMJEET SINGH) V/S GURUJI KA ASHRAM TRUST AND ORS.
Case Number: CM(M)-IPD - 51/2026
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed a petition seeking threshold rejection of a copyright and passing-off suit filed by Guruji Ka Ashram Trust over a Rajasthan structure allegedly replicating its Delhi Bade Mandir.
Actor Rakesh Bedi Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights
Case Title: RAKESH BEDI V/S JOHN DOE/ ASHOK KUMAR & ORS.
Case Number: CS(COMM) - 1049/2026
Actor Rakesh Bedi approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection against unauthorized commercial exploitation of his name, likeness, and persona.
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Copyright Registration For 'Radhey Radhey Barsane Wali Radhey'
Case Title: Vipul Music Company Proprietorship Firm of Ms. Santosh Goswami v. Registrar of Copyright & Anr.
Case Number: C.O.(COMM.IPD-CR) 21/2025 & I.A. 9511/2025
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 997
Justice Jyoti Singh set aside a 2020 copyright registration for the sound recording “Radhey Radhey Barsane Wali Radhey”, remanding the matter to the Copyright Office because the registration had been granted without prior notice to rival claimant Vipul Music Company.
Delhi High Court Restrains Gold Flake Counterfeiters After Police Seize 11.28 Lakh Cigarettes
Case Title: ITC Limited v. Ravi Kishor & Anr.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 1019/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 998
Justice Jyoti Singh granted ITC Limited an ad-interim injunction against an illegal counterfeiting unit manufacturing fake "Gold Flake" cigarettes inside a premise disguised as a cattle shed following police seizures worth ₹1.44 crore.
Delhi High Court Bars Anonymous Parties From Using JCB Branding Over Alleged False Arrest Claims
Case Title: JCB India Limited & Ors. vs John Doe(s) & Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 999/2026
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 992
Justice Jyoti Singh restrained parties associated with a former dealer from using JCB branding and directed Google and Meta to take down videos falsely claiming JCB officials had been arrested.
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Case Title: Ashique Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. Koyenco Soaps and Detergents Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
Case Number: CS No. 687 of 2017 and (T)OP(TM) No. 340 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC(MAD) 272
Justice K. Kumaresh Babu dismissed an infringement suit filed by Ashique Exports against Koyenco Soaps over its "Dr. Bright" washing soap, holding that its overall packaging and trade dress were not deceptively similar to "Dr. WASH".