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“Have To Draw Some Line”: Delhi High Court To Examine Scope Of Personality, Publicity Rights Amid Rising Suits
The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that it needs to draw clear boundaries around personality rights and publicity rights, noting that the two are increasingly claimed together in lawsuits and that some claims extend to defamation, caricatures, and independent creative works.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation while hearing actor Rakesh Bedi's suit seeking protection of his personality rights.“Therefore, we have to draw some line,” the court observed, calling for...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Restrain Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen Full Power' Over Copyright Dispute
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the making and release of Queen Full Power, a film starring Kangana Ranaut and directed by Vikas Bahl, in a suit filed by Phantom Studios India Pvt. Ltd., which claims 50% ownership of the intellectual property rights in the 2014 film Queen. Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that Phantom had failed to establish a prima facie case of passing off or breach of contract. The Court also found that Phantom had not demonstrated that the word “queen”...
Calcutta High Court Refuses ITC Exemption From Pre-Litigation Mediation In Counterfeit Cigarette Case
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed ITC Limited's appeal against a Single Judge's refusal to exempt its trademark and copyright suit from pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.The court said that the plaint did not show the urgent interim relief needed to bypass mediation.A Division Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Pratim Roy passed the order on October 12, 2026, in an appeal against the September 8, 2026 judgment wherein the...
Delhi High Court Blocks 20 Rogue Websites Streaming DAZN's Serie A Football Matches
The Delhi High Court has restrained 20 rogue websites, including Stremeo.ru, from streaming DAZN's exclusively licensed Serie A Football Season 2026-27 matches, and directed domain name registrars and ISPs to block them.The Court also allowed DAZN to have newly discovered mirror sites blocked in real time.Justice Tejas Karia passed the ad-interim order on October 12 in a suit filed by DAZN Limited, which seeks a permanent injunction against infringement of its broadcast reproduction rights.DAZN...
Delhi High Court Protects Amazon's Upcoming Film 'Nayyi Naveli' From Online Piracy Ahead Of Release
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday protected Amazon's upcoming film “Nayyi Naveli” against piracy, directing that it not be broadcast or streamed without authorisation by rogue websites once it is released.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the directions on a suit by Amazon Seller Services Private Limited against cinemalux.baby and other such rogue websites and their operators.Amazon told the court it feared the film would be pirated and put online soon after release. The horror-comedy, directed...
Madras High Court Restrains Online Piracy Of Rajinikanth's 'Jailer 2' Ahead Of Release
The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained unauthorised copying and streaming of Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2, scheduled for release on October 15, in an interim injunction granted to producer Sun TV Network Limited. Justice P.B. Balaji, by an order dated October 13, also directed internet service providers and other concerned service providers to block access to identified piracy websites and additional mirror, redirect and alphanumeric URL variants notified by Sun TV or its authorised...
Uttarakhand High Court Restrains Use Of 'SWARNIKA' Mark Pending Suit Over Similarity With 'SUNAREKA'
The Uttarakhand High Court on 7 October held that a court must assess competing trademarks as a whole while determining deceptive similarity, and restrained jeweller Poonam Bhatt from using “SWARNIKA” pending the disposal of a suit alleging infringement of Deepanshu Bansal's registered mark “SUNAREKA”. Justice Ravindra Maithani allowed Bansal's appeal against the trial court's refusal to grant an interim injunction, holding that the Bench could not disregard similarities between the marks...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Refusal Of 'THE SKIN COMPANY' Trademark, Orders Advertisement
The Madras High Court on 9 October set aside the refusal of Hyderabad-based Tregum Remedies Private Limited's application for “THE SKIN COMPANY” in Class 3 and directed the Registry to advertise the mark in the Trade Marks Journal. A Single Judge Bench of Justice P.B. Balaji held that the Registry had failed to give reasons for refusing the application, consider the company's reply or assess the mark as a whole. He observed: “it is not open to the authorities or the Courts to dissect a...
LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: October 05 - October 11, 2026
SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Asks P&H HC To Expedite Radico Khaitan's Challenge To Injunction On 'The Spirit Of Kashmyr' MarkCase Title: RADICO KHAITAN LIMITED VS. PICADILLY AGRO INDUSTRIES LIMITEDCase Number: DIARY NO. - 60134/2026The Supreme Court requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to expedite the hearing of Radico Khaitan Ltd.'s challenge to an injunction restraining it from marketing vodka under the mark 'THE SPIRIT OF KASHMYR'. The dispute arose with Piccadily Agro Industries...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal To Register 'COBBLE STONE' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has set aside the Trade Marks Registrar's refusal to register building materials company Cobble Stone Private Limited's “COBBLE STONE” trademark for non-metallic building materials, remanding the application for fresh consideration.Justice Vikas Mahajan allowed the appeal after the Registrar's counsel said it had no objection to a remand. The Registrar must now decide the application within 60 days.Cobble Stone applied to register “COBBLE STONE” in Class 19. On August 6,...
Delhi High Court Restrains Imperia Decor From Using 'ALUMAC' Trademark For Building Materials
The Delhi High Court has restrained Imperia Decor Industries and another company from using the trademark “ALUMAC” for aluminium composite panels and other building materials, finding it deceptively similar to Alucopanel Industries' registered trademark “ALOMAX”.The court also noted that a director of the other company had previously been associated with Alucopanel, indicating that the adoption of the mark was “not bona fide”.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the ad interim injunction on October 7 in...
Delhi High Court Restrains 'Indian Zeera' Maker From Imitating Archian Foods' 'Lahori Zeera' Packaging
On 8 October, the Delhi High Court temporarily restrained Goldenstuff and Beverages Private Limited and others from selling soft drinks in packaging that imitates Archian Foods Private Limited's “Lahori Zeera” range. Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the ad interim order after finding that the defendants' labels, colour scheme and bottle shape could cause confusion and deception among consumers. The Bench held that “the adoption of identical or deceptively similar logo/trade dress/colour...