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Delhi High Court Restrains Astormueller From Using n: And nu:beat Marks In New Balance Trademark Suit

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Swiss footwear company Astormueller AG and its Indian subsidiaries from manufacturing, selling, or advertising footwear bearing the standalone "n:" logo or the "nu:beat" logo mark. The restraint will operate during the pendency of a trademark suit filed by New Balance Athletics Inc.Justice Jyoti Singh held that New Balance had made out a prima facie case for passing off. The court also found that the impugned logo marks were deceptively similar to...

Content Creators Move Delhi HC Alleging Misuse Of Facebook Edit Post Tool To Trigger False Copyright Strikes

Two content creators have approached the Delhi High Court alleging that Meta's copyright enforcement system is being exploited by bad actors who manipulate Facebook's "Edit Post" feature to make stolen videos appear older. They claim the allegedly backdated posts are then used to file false copyright complaints against the original creators, resulting in repeated takedowns of their own content.While one creator says the alleged abuse led to the permanent disabling of his verified Instagram...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award, Says Tribunal Cannot Revisit Merits After Passing Award

The Delhi High Court has held that once an arbitral award is passed, the arbitral tribunal becomes functus officio and cannot reopen the merits of its decision. Its powers thereafter are confined to correcting computational, clerical, typographical, or similar errors. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar delivered the ruling while dismissing cross-petitions filed by Supreme Advertising Private Limited and Genus Power Infrastructures Limited. The court observed, "Once an award is rendered, the...

Delhi High Court Refers SOCIAL HOUSE-SOCIAL Trademark Row To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has referred the trademark dispute between hospitality brands "SOCIAL HOUSE" and "SOCIAL" to mediation. It also issued notice on an appeal filed by SOCIAL HOUSE proprietor Vardhaman Choksi against a judgment that had cancelled his trademark. A division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing Choksi's appeal against a common judgment dated April 10, 2026. By that judgment, a single judge had ordered removal of the "SOCIAL HOUSE"...

Delhi High Court Upholds Confiscation of 2.7 kg Undeclared Gold, Says Experienced Traveller Knew Customs Rules

The Delhi High Court has upheld the confiscation of over 2.7 kilograms of gold brought into India from Dubai without declaration, observing that the petitioner's experience as an international traveller showed that he was fully aware of his obligation to declare dutiable goodsA Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Shail Jain refused to interfere with the concurrent findings of the adjudicating authority, the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) and the revisional authority, which had held...

Delhi High Court Allows LOreal To Amend Garnier Bright Complete Suit To Add Trademark Infringement Plea

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Saket District Court order that refused L'Oréal SA permission to amend its passing-off suit over the 'GARNIER BRIGHT COMPLETE' mark to include a claim of trademark infringement.Justice Jyoti Singh on July 13, 2026 observed that the Trial Court erred in treating the subsequent registration of the mark as giving rise to a fresh cause of action barring amendment.L'Oréal had moved for a permanent injunction against Vekariya Nikunj Arvindbhai and others, alleging...

Delhi High Court Cancels ZORA Trademark, Holds It Deceptively Similar To Well-Known ZARA Mark

The Delhi High Court has cancelled the registration of the trademark 'ZORA', holding it to be deceptively similar to the Spanish fashion company ZARA's well-known mark. Justice Jyoti Singh set aside an order of the Registrar of Trade Marks that had dismissed ZARA owner Industria De Diseno Textil S.A.'s opposition to the mark. The court directed the Registrar to rectify the Register of Trade Marks by removing the trademark ZORA within two months. The appeal arose from an order dated February...

GST Adjudicating Authority Not Bound To Seek Additional Documents Before Passing Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an adjudicating authority under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is not obliged to call for additional documents or clarifications from a business merely because it finds the material placed on record to be insufficient to determine tax liability.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Shail Jain dismissed a writ petition filed by Sodexo India, challenging a GST demand of around ₹8.75 crore.The Court rejected Sodexo's contention that the...

Delhi HC Restrains Electroford From Selling ORS Products In Packaging Similar To FDCs Electral

The Delhi High Court on 7 July restrained Wellford Pharmaceutical Private Limited and its director from manufacturing, marketing or selling ORS and electrolyte products under trade dress deceptively similar to FDC Limited's well-known “ELECTRAL” packaging, in a suit alleging copyright infringement and passing off. Justice Jyoti Singh granted an ex parte ad interim injunction, restraining Wellford from dealing in products bearing the impugned “ELECTROFORD ADVANCED” packaging or any packaging...

Delhi High Court Says NHAI Cannot Avoid Payments After PCC Issuance, Upholds ₹411 Crore Escrow Awards

The Delhi High Court on 9 July held that a party cannot avoid contractual obligations arising from a Provisional Completion Certificate (PCC) after its issuance by subsequently keeping the certificate in abeyance. A Division Bench comprising Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar dismissed two appeals filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) against lender banks led by South Indian Bank Limited. It observed: “The aforesaid conclusion of the learned Tribunal and the learned...

Delhi High Court Says Registrar Must Examine GHOSTBUSTERS Well-Known Mark Before GHOST BUSTER Registration

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order allowing registration of the trademark "GHOST BUSTER" for pharmaceutical and related products after finding that the Registrar of Trade Marks failed to examine Columbia Pictures Industries' claim that "GHOSTBUSTERS" was entitled to protection as a well-known trademark. Justice Jyoti Singh remanded the matter to the Registrar for fresh consideration within three months after hearing both sides. The court held that the Registrar had confined its...