Delhi High Court Reiterates Limited Interference In Appeals Against Interim IPR Orders

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that appellate courts must remain highly circumspect before overturning discretionary orders issued by commercial courts in intellectual property matters. The bench comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed an appeal in limine by the owners of the “Golden Eagle” brand against a rival “Golden Kingfisher” product, upholding the decision of the Commercial Court at Tis Hazari to refuse ex parte ad-interim injunction and...

Delhi High Court Restrains Misuse Of HCL Trademark In Alleged Fraudulent 'HCL Mediclinic' Scheme

The Delhi High Court has issued an ex-parte ad-interim injunction to protect HCL Corporation Pvt Ltd against unidentified parties who are allegedly misrepresenting themselves as company officials to dupe members of the public and job seekers. According to the suit filed by HCL, the company recently became aware of illegal and fraudulent activities by rogue third parties. HCL alleges that these individuals have been issuing fraudulent emails, calls, and messages while posing as HCL employees. ...

After 50 Years, Delhi High Court Bars Both Registered Proprietor And Prior User From Using 'FIELDMARSHAL' For Pumps

The Delhi High Court has brought a five-decade dispute over the “FIELDMARSHAL” trademark to an unusual end by barring both rival manufacturers from using the mark for centrifugal pumps, after finding that one held a valid registration while the other had built prior market goodwill. A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla delivered the judgment on February 6, 2026, in a long-running battle between PM Diesels Private Limited (PMD) and Thukral Mechanical Works,...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Rogue Websites Misusing 'VIMAL' Trademark

The Delhi High Court, in a recent order, has temporarily restrained rogue websites and social media pages that were selling VIMAL gutka without authorisation, after finding a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off. Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing a commercial suit filed by Vishnu and Company Trademarks Private Limited seeking protection of its trademark rights. The company is the proprietor of the VIMAL family of trademarks, used for products such as pan masala, elaichi,...

Delhi High Court Grants Permanent Injunction In Favour Of Allied Blenders In 'Officer's Choice' Trademark Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decreed a trademark infringement suit in favour of Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd., granting a permanent injunction restraining Batra Breweries and Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. from using the marks “Officer's Choice”, “Officer's Choice Blue”, “Choice”, or any other identical or deceptively similar mark. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the final decree disposing of the commercial suit filed by Allied Blenders alleging infringement of its well-known whisky...

Delhi High Court Bars “Divine Miss India” For Infringing Times Group's “Miss India” Trademark

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained Seraphic Divine Beauty Pvt. Ltd. from organising or promoting a beauty pageant under the name “Divine Miss India,” holding that the mark infringes and passes off the iconic “Miss India” trademark owned by Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, by a judgment dated January 21, 2026, ruled in favour of Bennett, holding that use of the impugned mark amounted to trademark infringement and passing off and was...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Patent Office Order Rejecting TopoTarget's Cancer Drug Patent Application

The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Patent Office order rejecting a cancer drug patent filed by TopoTarget UK Limited, observing that the decision was taken without a proper and independent assessment of the invention.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur, in a judgment dated January 30, 2026, allowed TopoTarget's appeal and quashed an order dated November 29, 2019, passed by the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs, Kolkata.The impugned order had rejected the patent...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Dabur's Cool King Thanda Tael Over Navratna-Like Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Dabur India Limited from selling its cooling oil product, “Cool King Thanda Tael,” after finding, at the interim stage, that its packaging is deceptively similar to the trade dress of Emami Limited's “Navratna” cooling oil.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated January 31, 2026, allowed Emami's application for interim injunction in a passing off action against Dabur India. The Court held that Dabur's impugned packaging...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Trademark Protection To PhysicsWallah, Orders Takedown Of Disparaging Posts

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of PhysicsWallah Limited, restraining former employee and rival coaching operator Nikhil Kumar Singh from using deceptively similar trademarks and from publishing disparaging online content.A single-judge of Justice Jyoti Singh held that the videos and social media posts circulated by Singh are prima facie defamatory, disparaging, and abusive and are intended to tarnish PhysicsWallah's goodwill and reputation. Finding...

Delhi High Court Upholds Injunction Over Mold-Tek's Tamper-Evident Packaging Patents

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld an interim injunction against Neway Industries over alleged infringement of Mold-Tek Packaging Limited's tamper-evident packaging patents and revived interim relief in respect of a second patent.A Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, in a judgment delivered on January 28, 2026, dismissed Neway's appeal challenging the grant of injunction over Mold-Tek's patent IN'417, while allowing Mold-Tek's appeal against the...

Madras High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief To Yash Raj Films Against Illegal Broadcast of 'Mardaani 3'

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted ad-interim protection to Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., restraining the unauthorised broadcast of the Hindi film Mardaani 3, starring Rani Mukerji, released theatrically on January 30, 2026.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the interim order on January 28, 2026, in a suit filed by the production house against internet service providers and cable television operators, apprehending infringement of its copyright in the film.While granting the interim...

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction To JioStar Against Rogue Websites Streaming ICC World Cups

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining several rogue websites from illegally streaming and disseminating ongoing 'ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026' and upcoming 'ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026', over which JioStar India Private Limited holds exclusive broadcast and digital rights.The order was passed by Justice Jyoti Singh on January 29, 2026, while hearing an interim injunction application in a suit filed by JioStar seeking...