Delhi Court Restrains Use Of 'Ayurland' Trademark, Awards ₹2 Lakh Damages To 'Ayur' Products Maker.

A Delhi commercial court has permanently restrained Teamex Retail Limited and its directors from using the mark "Ayurland" or any other mark identical or deceptively similar to the registered trademark "Ayur." The court granted relief to Three-N-Products Private Limited, the maker of the Ayur range of products, and awarded damages of ₹2 lakh along with costs. District Judge (Commercial Court) Dr. Neera Bharihoke of the Saket Courts delivered the judgment on June 8, 2026. The court granted a...

Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains CADD Centre Software Systems From Using 'CADD Centre' Name and Logo

The Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining CADD Centre Software Systems Private Limited from using the trademark/logo "CADD CENTRE" and the word "CADD Centre". The court held that the use of the same name by businesses engaged in software-related activities would create confusion in the minds of the public. Justice K Kumaresh Babu passed the order on June 1 while considering applications moved by CADD Centre Training Services Private Limited. The company has been...

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SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Permits Sale Of ₹40 Crore ELITO Battery Inventory, Partly Modifies Exide Trade Dress Injunction Case Title: Amara Raja Energy Mobility Ltd. v. Exide Industries Ltd.Case Number: PETITION(S) FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C) NO(S).18549/2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 225The Supreme Court has partly modified a Calcutta High Court injunction regarding a trade dress dispute between Exide Industries and Amara Raja Energy and Mobility. While the injunction against the trade dress...

Delhi HC Refuses to Reject Astral's Trademark Suit Against Astral Marketing Over Justdial Listing Accessible In Delhi

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to throw out a trademark infringement suit filed by Astral Ltd against Astral Marketing Syndicate. The Court observed that the defendant's Justdial listing enabled customers in Delhi to access product information and contact the business, thereby prima facie giving rise to part of the cause of action in the capital. Justice Tejas Karia held that the functionality of the listing could reasonably be construed as facilitating commercial transactions. The...

Google Not Bound By Earlier Orders To Proactively Monitor Use Of DRS Logistics Marks In Ads: Delhi High Court

Google cannot be held in contempt over third-party advertisements using DRS Logistics' trademarks in ad text, ad titles and URLs, the Delhi High Court has held, ruling that earlier orders did not require the company to "proactively monitor and prevent" such use. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on Monday. "Therefore, the Judgments do not impose any obligation upon Defendant Nos. 1 and 3 to proactively monitor and prevent the use of the Subject Marks in Ad-Text, Ad-Title, or URL in...

Delhi High Court Restrains Ex-Franchisee From Using Toni & Guy Brand Pending Arbitration

On 26 May, the Delhi High Court granted interim protection under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and restrained a former franchisee from using the “Toni & Guy” trademarks and associated intellectual property pending arbitration. Justice Mini Pushkarna held that a valid arbitration agreement governed the dispute and protected the franchisor's brand rights during the pendency of proceedings and allowed the petition filed by Profile India International. The Bench...

Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Injunction On Use Of New Indian Express Mark Outside Southern States

The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld an interim injunction restraining Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd., publisher of 'The New Indian Express,' from using the "New Indian Express" name for events, programs, or business activities outside the five southern states and Union Territories specified in a 1995 Memorandum of Settlement (MoS). The court dismissed the company's appeal against a November 2025 order passed by a Single Judge. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and...

Delhi High Court Refers Zee-Zivore Copyright Dispute Over Instagram Music To Mediation

The Delhi High Court on 29 May referred a copyright dispute between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Zivore Apparel Private Limited to mediation after Zivore undertook not to use Zee's repertoire pending adjudication of the injunction application. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that music available in Instagram's licensed music library cannot, prima facie, be used for commercial purposes and referred the parties to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre and requested...

Delhi HC Directs IndiaMart To Take Down MJ Talk Tools Listings Over Alleged Copying Of SpeechGear's Products

The Delhi High Court has recently directed IndiaMart to take down specified listings of MJ Talk Tools before the next date of hearing. The direction came in a suit filed by SpeechGears India Pvt Ltd, which alleges infringement of its copyrights, trade dress and the shape of tools used in kits designed for children with autism and speech impairment. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29 while hearing an application seeking ex-parte ad-interim relief. "The images of the...

Delhi HC Grants Temporary Injunction Against 'Milan's Kreamy Toffee' In Amber Nutrition Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has recently granted a temporary restraint on the sale and marketing of confectionery products under the names "Milan's Kreamy Toffee" and "Milan's Kreami Toffee", finding them deceptively similar to Amber Nutrition Private Limited's "Amber Kream Toffee" products. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29. The court held that the products infringed Amber Nutrition's trademark, trade dress and copyrighted artistic work associated with its "Amber Kream Toffee"...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Medical Device Firms From Using 'MOTHERSON' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to auto components manufacturer Motherson, restraining Motherson Industries Private Limited and another entity described as its sister concern from using the "MOTHERSON" mark and device mark pending further proceedings in a trademark infringement suit. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29, 2026, after holding that Motherson had made out a prima facie case for protection of its trademark rights. Observing that the word...

Similarity With 'Excel' Alone Not Bad Faith; Delhi HC Sets Aside Award Transferring 'exceltotally.in' To Microsoft

The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitral award that directed the transfer of the domain name "exceltotally.in" to Microsoft Corporation. The Court held that confusing similarity with Microsoft's "EXCEL" trademark, by itself, was not enough to establish bad faith under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP). Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the arbitrator had not independently examined whether the registrants intentionally sought to deceive users, exploit...