High Courts
Delhi HC Directs Reddit To Disclose Details Of Anonymous User Behind Samsung Galaxy S26 'Blast In The Box' Post
The Delhi High Court has directed Reddit to furnish the available particulars of the anonymous account behind a post titled "Samsung Galaxy S26 blast in the box" within three days. The court did not pass any immediate direction for removal of the post. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s application seeking an interim injunction against an account operating as "Techtalkwithmalik", besides directions to Reddit and Instagram to take down posts alleging that...
Delhi High Court Restrains Former Geetanjali Franchisee From Using 'GEETANJALI' Trademarks
The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction restraining a former franchisee of Geetanjali Salon Private Limited from using the trademarks "GEETANJALI" and "GEETANJALI STUDIO". The court prima facie found that the salon continued to operate under the brand even after its franchise agreement was terminated. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed that Geetanjali Salon had made out a prima facie case for interim protection. "Despite termination of the franchisee agreement by...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of 'ISI HP' Mark In Landmark Crafts' 'HP' Trademark Suit
The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ex parte ad interim injunction restraining a fastener seller from using the mark "ISI HP" for screws, nuts, bolts, fasteners, and allied products after finding that it is prima facie deceptively similar to Landmark Crafts Limited's registered "HP" trademark."The impugned mark is prima facie deceptively similar to Plaintiff's registered HP marks and is being used for selling similar/identical goods," the court held. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that...
Delhi High Court Orders Crocs To Pay ₹24.63 Lakh Costs To Bata After Design Registration Was Cancelled
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Crocs Inc. USA to pay ₹24.63 lakh in litigation costs to Bata India Ltd. after a design infringement suit filed by the footwear company was rendered unsustainable following the cancellation of its registered design for lack of novelty. Justice Prathiba M. Singh noted that courts had repeatedly held that Crocs' registered design was not novel and, applying the principles governing costs in commercial litigation, directed the company to reimburse Bata's...
Karam Industrial Works Gives Up 'K.I.W.' Trademark, Delhi HC Records Settlement In K.W. Mark Dispute
The Delhi High Court has recorded a settlement between K.W. Enterprises and Karam Industrial Works under which Karam Industrial Works agreed to give up the "K.I.W." trademark and label used for goods covered under trademark Class 12, which includes vehicles and related goods. It also agreed to surrender its copyright registration over the artistic work in the label and consented to its cancellation. In return, K.W. Enterprises gave up its claims for damages, costs, and delivery of infringing...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Restrain Cognizant From Using Hexagonal Logo In Atyati's Copyright Dispute
The Bombay High Court has refused to restrain Cognizant Technology Solutions from using its hexagonal logo, holding that fintech software company Atyati Technologies had failed to make out a case for interim relief after Cognizant prima facie established that the mark was independently created.Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh observed that, "It is not merely the existence of a similar logo somewhere in some part of the world but the copying of the logo which would obstruct the Plaintiff's claim to...
Cricketer Abhishek Sharma Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights
Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma has moved the Delhi High Court seeking removal of online AI generated defamatory content allegedly infringing his personality rights. The court refused to pass any interim orders after finding discrepancies between the screenshots relied upon by Sharma and the tabulated list of URLs annexed to his plaint. It directed him to file an additional affidavit with correctly matching screenshots before the matter is taken up again on July 9. Refusing to pass any...
'Don't You Read Orders?': Delhi HC Fines Emcure ₹10,000 Over Duplicate Court Fee Refund Plea In Trademark Suit
The Delhi High Court on Monday (July 6, 2026) dismissed with costs an application filed by Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited seeking refund of court fees in its trademark suit against Orsim Pharma, after noting that the refund had already been granted in the court's earlier order.Justice Jyoti Singh noted that Emcure had moved an application seeking a refund of the court fee paid in the suit, which was already refunded vide order of May 29, 2026.The Court pointed out that its order dated May 29,...
Delhi HC Holds Online Marketplace Access Creates Jurisdiction, Restores Radhey Krishna Trademark Suit
The Delhi High Court on 1 July restored a trademark infringement suit over the “RADHEY KRISHNA” agarbatti mark, holding that a Trial Court had wrongly returned the plaint for want of territorial jurisdiction despite evidence that the goods in question were listed on IndiaMart. A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla restored the suit filed by Rukhmani Keshwani, trading as “Vishwas Agarbatti Store,” against Raju Agarbatti Works, for adjudication on merits. It...
Delhi HC Holds Name Change Doesn't Nullify Arbitration Clause, Refers Newgen Dispute To Arbitration
On 1 July, the Delhi High Court referred a trademark infringement dispute between Newgen Software Technologies Ltd and Newgen IT Technologies Ltd, formerly known as Vcare Infotech Solutions and Services Pvt Ltd, to arbitration. A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla set aside a Commercial Court order that had refused to refer the parties to arbitration, holding that a mere change in corporate name does not extinguish an arbitration clause in a subsisting agreement....
Delhi High Court Confirms Order Directing Kannada Film Mask Makers To Remove 'Naguva Nayana' Or Deposit ₹30 Lakh
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made absolute an earlier ex parte ad-interim injunction in a copyright suit filed by Saregama India Ltd. against Black Madras Films. The suit concerns the unauthorised use of the classic Kannada song Naguva Nayana in the Kannada film Mask. By doing so, a single-judge bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela confirmed its earlier direction requiring the makers of Mask to either remove the song from the film before its OTT release or deposit ₹30 lakh with the court as...