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Himachal Pradesh High Court Refuses Interim Relief In SML Patent Infringement Suit Over Territorial Jurisdiction
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused interim relief to agricultural inputs company SML Limited in its patent infringement suit against Happy Agro Chemicals and others over the agricultural micronutrient product "SELZIC". The court held that the company failed to establish a prima facie case on territorial jurisdiction.Justice Sandeep Sharma held that the issue of territorial jurisdiction had to be decided before examining the allegations of patent infringement.SML holds an Indian...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains MDL Herbal From Using “HAJMOLA” Mark In Dispute With Dabur
The Delhi High Court on 8 July granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Dabur India Limited and restrained the proprietor of MDL Herbal Dhanvanatri Ayurvedic Mahamritunjay from using the mark “HAJMOLA” or any deceptively similar mark. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that Dabur had established a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off. He observed:“In the opinion of this court, the plaintiff has made-out a prima facie case in its favour and against the...
Delhi High Court Protects “BATA” From Counterfeiters, Directs Flipkart To Remove Infringing Listings
The Delhi High Court on 8 July granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of Bata India Limited, restraining the two individuals from selling or promoting footwear under the BATA trademark.A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh also directed Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd. to remove the infringing listings, holding that identical marks and identical goods are likely to cause confusion and constitute prima facie infringement and passing off. She observed: “The marks being identical and the rival...
Saket Court Protects “ANTARA” Trademark, Restrains Kapiraj Corporation From Using “Shivant Antara”
The Commercial Court at Saket on 10 July held that Surat-based real estate firm Kapiraj Corporation infringed the trademark rights of Antara Senior Living Limited by using the mark “Shivant Antara” for its housing project, finding it deceptively similar to the registered trademark “ANTARA” owned by the Max Group company. District Judge Vrinda Kumari awarded Rs. 5 lakh in damages after the defendants failed to contest the suit. She held: “The Defendant's trademark SHIVANT ANTARA is deceptively...
LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: July 06 - July 12, 2026
HIGH COURTSDELHI HIGH COURT'How Far Can Personality Rights Be Stretched?' Delhi High Court Questions Salman Khan's Bid To Stall 'Kala Hiran' Case Title: Salman Khan v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe & Ors.Case Number: CS(COMM) - 1322/2025On July 6, Justice Jyoti Singh questioned the breadth of personality rights claims, specifically whether they could be used to stall the promotional content of a film titled Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy. The court asked for clarity on the extent to which such...
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...
Bombay High Court Imposes ₹82 Lakh Costs On Hair Cream Manufacturer For Breaching 'NOVA' Trademark Injunction
The Bombay High Court has imposed more than ₹82 lakh in costs on the proprietor of a brilliantine hair cream manufacturing business after holding that he wilfully violated a 2010 injunction. The court found that he continued to market products under the 'NONI' label and the 'NOVA MINI' mark despite being restrained from using Dr. Ashok M. Bhat's registered 'NOVA' trademark and artistic work.Justice Arif S. Doctor directed Harichand Nagpal, sole proprietor of Ravi Industries, to pay ₹32.42 lakh...
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...
MP High Court Sets Aside Deletion Of J.P. Structures From Jindal Steel's Trademark Infringement Suit
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on 1 July set aside an order of the Commercial Court, Bhopal, which had deleted a construction contractor from Jindal Steel and Power Limited's trademark infringement suit over the alleged use of counterfeit TMT rebars bearing the “JINDAL TMT” mark in the construction of a Government Medical College project. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal allowed the appeals filed against J.P. Structures Private Limited and Others,...
Madras High Court Restrains Karnataka Bar From Using 'TVS' Mark
The Madras High Court has granted an ad interim ex parte injunction restraining a Karnataka-based establishment from using the mark "TVS Bar and Restaurant" in a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by TVS Holdings Limited and TVS Motor Company Limited. Justice K. Kumaresh Babu passed the order on July 10. Holding that the applicants had established their registered rights over the "TVS" trademark, the court observed: "The applicants had been benefitted with the registration of a...
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"...