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LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: July 20 - July 26, 2026
SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Appoints Amicus Curiae In Patent Case Over Human-AI Integration Technology Case Title: Caleb Suresh Motupalli v. Controller Of PatentsCase Number: SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 20319/2026The Supreme Court has appointed Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar as Amicus Curiae in a patent dispute concerning an invention that claims to enhance human capabilities by integrating them with artificial intelligence. The inventor describes the technology as creating a...
Centre's Order To Change Similar Company Name Can't Be Invalid Because It Was Triggered By Complaint: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld an order directing a DNA testing company to change its name, holding that the Central Government's power to rectify similar company names under the Companies Act is not rendered invalid merely because its opinion was triggered by an application from another company. "The order being passed under Section 16(1)(a) of the Act, even though triggered by an application, cannot be considered to be invalid or without jurisdiction, for the simple reason that it was...
Delhi High Court Upholds Injunction Against 'DYNAFRESH' In Trademark Dispute With Anchor's 'DYNA'
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Jagdish Dahyalal Patel against an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining him from using the trademark 'DYNAFRESH' for air fresheners.Relying on the Registrar of Trade Marks' unchallenged finding that 'DYNAFRESH' was deceptively similar to Anchor Consumer Products Private Limited's registered trademark 'DYNA', the court held that Patel's adoption of the mark was not bona fide.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet...
Delhi High Court Grants HBO Temporary Injunction Against 30 Rogue Websites In Copyright Suit
The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ad-interim injunction in favour of Home Box Office Inc. (HBO) against 30 rogue websites allegedly streaming its copyrighted films and shows without authorisation.The court has also directed internet service providers (ISPs) and domain name registrars (DNRs) to technically verify whether any newly identified website is a mirror, redirect or alphanumeric version of the injuncted websites and, if so, enforce the injunction against it as a pro-tem...
Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of 'Kala Hiran' Teaser, Related Clips In Salman Khan's Personality Rights Suit
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed that all disputed links, including the teaser of movie Kala Hiran and other online content identified by actor Salman Khan in his personality rights suit, be taken down within 24 hours. The court further directed that if the uploaders failed to remove the content within that period, the platforms hosting it would take it down within the next 24 hours. Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing Khan's interim application in his personality rights suit against the...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal Of Patent For Cancer Drug Combination, Orders Fresh Review
The Delhi High Court has set aside the refusal of a US company's patent application for a pharmaceutical combination used to treat proliferative diseases, including colorectal cancer.Holding that the Deputy Controller's findings on inventive step and patentability under Sections 3(d) and 3(i) of the Patents Act could not be sustained, the court remanded the matter for fresh consideration. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the objection under Section 3(i), observing, "It is clear that claim 1...
Madras High Court Grants Relief To Zee Against Apprehended Copyright Infringement Of 'Bhootam Bhayam' Film
The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained internet service providers and cable TV operators from infringing Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited's copyright in its Marathi film Bhootam Bhayam, which was released on July 24The court observed that "irreversible injury" could occur unless apprehended unlawful broadcasts were prevented.Justice K. Kumaresh Babu passed the order on two applications filed by Zee Entertainment in a suit alleging apprehended infringement of its copyright in the...
Requiring AI Companies To Obtain Multiple Licences For LLM Training Would Be Economically Unviable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that requiring artificial intelligence (AI) companies to obtain licences from multiple sources to train Large Language Models (LLMs) would make their development economically unviable, while refusing to grant an interim injunction sought by ANI Media against OpenAI in its copyright infringement suit over ChatGPT. "The key to success of an AI model is to access the information in public domain. The development of LLMs and their success depends on availability of...
Delhi High Court Restrains Copyright Holders From Issuing Groundless Infringement Threats Against TVS
The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained the holders of two copyright registrations from issuing any further groundless threats of copyright infringement proceedings against TVS Motor Company over allegations that its engines, two-wheelers and three-wheelers used features covered by their registered literary works. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the ad interim order in a suit filed by TVS seeking, among other reliefs, a declaration that a cease-and-desist notice issued by Ram Chandra Maurya and...
OpenAI's Use Of ANI Content To Train ChatGPT Is Not Prima Facie Copyright Infringement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Asian News International's (ANI) plea for an interim injunction against OpenAI in its suit alleging copyright infringement over the alleged use of ANI's content to train ChatGPT. Justice Amit Bansal held that "ANI has failed to make out a prima facie case for grant of interim injunction." Ruling on four issues framed in the suit, with findings on the first and third issues delivered together, the Court upheld its territorial jurisdiction to hear the case...
Delhi High Court Restrains 14 More Websites From Using 'BETWAY' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained 14 more websites from using the trademark "BETWAY" or any deceptively similar mark in a trademark infringement suit filed by Merryvale Limited, the proprietor of the registered BETWAY trademark.BETWAY is an online sports betting and gaming brand owned by Merryvale Limited.The latest order extends interim protection granted earlier against similar allegedly infringing websites. Justice Jyoti Singh held that Merryvale had established a prima facie case...
Delhi High Court Restrains Delhi Restaurant From Using 'LAMA KITCHEN' Mark
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Delhi-based restaurant from using the trademark "LAMA KITCHEN" or any deceptively similar mark after holding that the registered proprietors had made out a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off.Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the balance of convenience lay in favour of the Himachal Pradesh-based proprietors of the registered "LAMA KITCHEN" marks. The court held that they were likely to suffer irreparable harm if the...