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Bombay High Court Directs Meta To Remove AI Deepfake Video Impersonating Delta Corp Promoter

The Bombay High Court on 6 August directed Meta Platforms to remove an AI-generated deepfake video allegedly showing Delta Corp Limited promoter Jaydev Mody announcing the launch of an online casino application and social media pages allegedly impersonating the company. A Bench of Justice Abhay Ahuja passed the interim order after the company sought removal of fraudulent and impersonating content allegedly using its brand. He observed: “Unless the Defendant has any contrary material, which has...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Delhi HC Order Restraining Kent RO From Using KENT Mark For Fans

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's interim order restraining Kent RO Systems from manufacturing and selling fans under the 'KENT' mark while permitting Kent Cables Pvt. Ltd. to continue using the mark for fans.The dispute arises from cross-suits between the parties over use of the 'KENT' mark for fans. The Delhi High Court had held that Kent Cables was the prior adopter of the mark for electrical goods and had prima facie established use of the mark for...

Madras High Court Restrains Piracy Of Lokesh Kanagaraj-Starrer DC Ahead Of Release

The Madras High Court has restrained internet service providers and cable TV operators from facilitating the apprehended copyright violation of Sun TV Network Limited's upcoming Tamil film "DC."The film, starring filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj in his lead acting debut, is slated for theatrical release on August 7.Justice K. Kumaresh Babu on August 5 passed the order on two applications filed by Sun TV in a copyright infringement suit, one directed at major ISPs including BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Jio,...

Kolkata Court Restrains TV19 From Using Marks Deceptively Similar To TV9

The Commercial Court at Rajarhat, Kolkata has restrained TV19 Network from using the marks "TV19", "TV19 Network" and "TV19 Network Bangla", holding that they are prima facie deceptively similar to the registered "TV9" marks of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL). Finding that the overall branding gave rise to a prima facie apprehension of deception and confusion among viewers and consumers, Judge Ishani Chakravarty Banerjee observed, "The overall visual presentation, colour...

Justice Jyoti Singh, Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 4 August directed the Trade Marks Registry to restore the trademark 'BLUE CHIP' belonging to Amrit Singh Mehta, trading as Mehta Cosmetics, after finding that the mark was removed from the Register without issuing the mandatory notice required under Section 25(3) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh allowed Mehta's petition and held that the Registry's failure to issue the prescribed notice before removal of the mark violated the statutory...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Allegedly Disparaging Content In Actor Tabus Personality Rights Suit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed intermediaries to take down specified online URLs hosting content that actor Tabu alleged was defamatory, pornographic, or otherwise violative of her personality rights. The court also indicated that it would appoint an amicus curiae to examine broader issues arising in such cases.Justice Jyoti Singh, hearing the matter with Senior Advocate Swati Sukumar appearing for Tabu, considered content identified by the actor across social media platforms,...

Delhi High Court Frames Guidelines To Distinguish Mental Acts From Patentable Inventions

The Delhi High Court has proposed a set of guidelines designed to help patent examiners differentiate between abstract human thought and genuine technical innovations.A bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on August 4, 2026 clarified when a method should be considered a "mental act," which cannot be patented under Indian law and when it constitutes a technical implementation, that deserves protection under the Patents Act, 1970. The decision followed an appeal by T-Mobile International against the...

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Masala Maker For Only Paying Lip Service To Trademark Injunction

The Bombay High Court has ruled that cosmetic changes to a trademark cannot be used to sidestep an injunction. Observing that merely paying "lip service" to a court order would undermine its purpose, Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan ruled that Abaad Masala & Co.'s revised branding failed to maintain the required "safe distance" from Sky Enterprise Private Limited's registered marks. The court observed, "Interim orders can be rendered ineffective if there is lip service to the prohibitions...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Ahmedabad Project From Using ANANTARA Mark In Minor Hotels Suit

The Delhi High Court on 3 August, restrained the Ahmedabad-based real estate project “Anantara Galleria” and its operators from using the mark “ANANTARA” in a trademark infringement suit filed by MHG IP Holding Singapore Pte Ltd, which is part of Minor Hotel Group. Justice Jyoti Singh granted an ex parte ad interim injunction against the defendants operating under the names “Anantara Galleria” and “Anantara” and using the domain name “www.anantara.life”, noting that the marks were similar to...

Playing IPRS-Owned Music In Hotel Rooms Without Licence Is Copyright Infringement: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has restrained Hotel Appolo & Tours Private Limited from communicating literary and musical works owned by members of The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) to guests through television sets in its hotel rooms without first obtaining a valid licence from the copyright society. It held that routing cable television connections to hotel rooms amounts to "communication to the public" under the Copyright Act, 1957.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and...