'Completely Identical': Delhi High Court Temporarily Injuncts Firm From Using Mark Identical To Marriott's THE EDITION

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Savya Realty LLP and its partners from using the mark "EDITION" for realty projects, holding it to be “completely identical” to Marriott International Inc.'s registered trademark 'THE EDITION' and likely to mislead consumers. On March 25, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that “the plaintiff has made out a prima facie strong case in its favour,” noting that “the overwhelming documents on record tilt the balance in favour of the plaintiff” and...

Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Dynamic Injunction Against Illegal Streaming Of TATA IPL 2026

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of JioStar India Private Limited restraining unauthorized streaming and broadcasting of the TATA IPL 2026 event, holding that the company had made out a prima facie case for protection of its exclusive broadcast rights.The 2026 IPL season is scheduled to commence in two days on March 28. By an order dated March 25, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the plaintiff had been assigned exclusive digital...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Refusal, Says New Objections In Final Order Violate Natural Justice

The Delhi High Court has quashed an order by the Assistant Controller of Patents refusing a patent application by Wirtgen GMBH, ruling that the introduction of new technical objections for the first time in a final refusal order violates the fundamental principles of natural justice.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held on March 23, 2026, that the impugned order was procedurally infirm as it deprived the applicant of a fair opportunity to address the specific grounds of refusal."If...

Delhi High Court Records Settlement In Singh & Singh Law Firm Trademark Dispute Against CA Firm

The Delhi High Court has decreed a trademark infringement suit filed by Singh and Singh Law Firm LLP against Singh and Singh Chartered Accountants after recording a settlement under which the CA firm agreed to change its name to “SINGH M & CO” and transfer the domain name singhandsingh.in to the plaintiffs. Justice Jyoti Singh, in an order dated March 25, 2026, recorded the settlement between the parties and directed that the defendants complete the transfer of the domain name by May 6,...

Bombay High Court Quashes Patent Refusal To Medipack, Says Reasons Are 'Heart And Soul' Of Orders

The Bombay High Court on 23 March set aside the Patent Office's refusal to grant a patent for a single-use safety syringe to Medipack Global Ventures Pvt. Ltd., holding that the order was unreasoned and violated the principles of natural justice. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Arif S. Doctor set aside the impugned order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration by a different Controller. It remarked: “Section 117A of the Patents Act specifically provides for an appeal against any order...

Delhi High Court Rejects Britannia Interim Plea Against Renewtria, Says Pentagonal Mark Alone Not Shown Distinctive

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant a temporary injunction to Britannia Industries Limited in its trademark dispute against a manufacturer using the mark “RENEWTRIA” inside a similar geometric label. In a judgment dated March 24, 2026, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that Britannia was unable to show that its five-sided pentagonal device, when used by itself without the well-known “BRITANNIA” wordmark, had acquired a distinctive identity among consumers. The court also pointed to...

Can Copyright Be Claimed Over AI-Generated Song? Delhi High Court To Examine In Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday raised doubts over whether a song generated using artificial intelligence can receive copyright protection under Indian law. The court was hearing a copyright infringement suit filed by songwriter-producer Tarun Chaudhary, who claims that a song whose rights he purchased was infringed by the defendants.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed during the hearing that the legal position on AI-generated works remains unsettled, remarking, “There is no judgment on AI,"...

Bombay High Court Cancels “Tractorjunction” Trademark, Finds Registration Obtained In Bad Faith

The Bombay High Court has allowed a petition seeking cancellation of the trademark “TRACTORJUNCTION” registered in the name of Shivankar Gupta, holding that the registration was obtained in bad faith and was wrongly remaining on the register. In a judgment dated March 23, 2026, Justice Arif S. Doctor held that the impugned registration was liable to be removed under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.The court observed, “The Petition proceeds entirely on the basis that Respondent No. 1 has...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On Sale Of Dr Reddy's 'Olympic' Drug In Novo Nordisk's 'Ozempic' Trademark Suit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed status quo on the sale and distribution of Dr. Reddy's anti-diabetic drug marketed under the mark “Olympic”, after Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk filed a trademark infringement suit alleging deceptive similarity with its globally known diabetes drug “Ozempic”. Novo Nordisk approached the court, claiming that Dr. Reddy's had begun promotional activities and was on the verge of launching, or had already launched, a semaglutide injection under...

Delhi High Court To Pass Interim Order Protecting Gautam Gambhir's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an interim order to protect the personality rights of Indian cricket coach Gautam Gambhir. Justice Jyoti Singh observed during the hearing that most of the URLs identified in the suit had already been made inaccessible by intermediaries such as Meta, Google/YouTube, Amazon, and Flipkart, and said the injunction would be confined to specific links placed on record. The matter had earlier been adjourned after the court flagged that the...

Mohanlal Withdraws Plea For Interim Relief In Personality Rights Suit Before Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed Malayalam actor Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair to withdraw his application seeking an interim injunction in a personality rights suit, after the court indicated that the plea lacked the necessary specificity to enable enforceable takedown directions against intermediaries such as Meta and Google. A single bench of Justice Jyoti Singh permitted the withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh application containing detailed particulars, including a defendant-wise...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of 'Defamatory, Obscene' Online Content Targeting Acharya Balkrishna

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an interim order directing removal of specific online content targeting Patanjali Ayurved Co-Founder Acharya Balkrishna after observing that several links appeared to be “defamatory,” “obscene,” and “vulgar” and prima facie infringed his personality rights. During today's hearing, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela examined an abridged 18-page compilation of URLs submitted by the plaintiff and clarified that while satire and parody are protected forms of speech,...