Bombay High Court Blocks Sale Of Diabetes Drug ELGIMET For Similarity To GLIMET's Mark

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the use of the diabetes drug mark ELGIMET, finding it deceptively similar to the registered mark GLIMET, and confirmed an interim injunction against its sale and manufacture. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh, observed that “GLIMET” and “ELGIMET” were phonetically and structurally similar and that an average consumer with imperfect recollection could easily confuse the two. The dispute arose when Laboratories Griffon Pvt. Ltd., maker...

Delhi High Court Restrains Jaipur Hotel From Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained a Jaipur hotel from using marks featuring a polo player device that were found to be deceptively similar to the well-known Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) logo. The ex-parte ad-interim injunction will remain in force until February 02, 2026. The order, issued on November 13 by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, came in a suit filed by Lifestyle Equities, proprietors of the Beverly Hills Polo Club trademarks. The court held that the hotel's use of the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Aqualite's Appeal; Upholds Interim Injunction Granted To Relaxo In Design Piracy Suit

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Aqualite Industries Pvt. Ltd. and upheld the interim injunction granted by a Single Judge restraining Aqualite from manufacturing and selling slippers alleged to infringe Relaxo Footwears Ltd.'s registered designs. Delivering judgment on 18 November 2025, a Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla ruled that no ground had been made out to interfere with the Single Judge's findings and that Relaxo had...

Delhi High Court Bars Former Distributor from Selling CREED Perfume, Awards Rs 37.42 Lakh in Damages

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favor of Fontaine Limited, owner of the luxury perfume brand CREED, restraining a former distributor from selling CREED products or using the CREED trademark after the expiry of their distribution agreement. The court also awarded Fontaine damages of Rs 37.42 lakh and legal costs of Rs 7.97 lakh for the unauthorized use of the CREED trademark.A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on November 14, 2025,...

Delhi High Court Restrains Websites Enabling Illegal Downloads Of Saregama India's Copyrighted Music

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained several online sites that facilitate “stream-ripping” (illegal downloading) of music, barring them from downloading, reproducing, or distributing copyrighted songs and recordings owned by Saregama India Limited. The injunction will remain in effect until February 27, 2026.The order was passed by Justice Tejas Karia on November 10, 2025, in a suit filed by Saregama seeking a permanent injunction against large-scale infringement of its copyrighted...

Delhi High Court Rejects FMC's Plea to Block Natco Insecticide Over Patent Dispute

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed an application by FMC Corporation seeking to restrain Natco Pharma Limited from manufacturing and selling its insecticidal product “Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD.” FMC alleged that Natco's product used a chemical intermediate covered by Claim 12 of its patent IN'645, which is set to expire on December 6, 2025.A sinhle bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed the FMC's plea for interim relief on the ground that it failed to establish a prima facie case for...

Invention Requiring Destruction Of Human Embryos Not Patentable: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld the Patent Office's rejection of a patent application on the grounds that the invention involved the destruction of human embryos and was therefore unethical and contrary to public order and morality.A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur, affirming the Patent Office's decision to reject the invention under Section 3(b) of the Patents Act, 1970, noted that Section 3(b) prohibits patents for inventions whose main use or commercial purpose is against...

Computer-Related Invention Not Barred U/S 3(k) Patents Act If It Demonstrates Technical Contribution: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently allowed an appeal by Ab Initio Technology LLC, a US-based company, against the Patent Office's refusal and directed that the patent application be allowed, holding that the claimed invention involved an 'inventive step' to satisfy Section 2(1)(j) requirement and is not excluded as a 'computer programme per se' under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act. For context, Section 2(1)(j) says that an invention must be new, must involve an inventive step, meaning...

Delhi High Court Says It Will Pass Orders Protecting Raj Shamani's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it will pass an interim order restraining the unauthorized use of podcaster Raj Shamani's name, image, voice, and likeness, granting him ad-interim relief against platforms including Google, Meta, and Telegram.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora meanwhile issued summons to Google, Meta, and Telegram in a suit seeking protection of Shamani's personality rightsDuring the hearing, Senior Advocate Diya Kapur representing Shamani,...

Calcutta High Court Cancels “JAY'S” Trademark, Citing Similarity to PepsiCo's “LAY'S”

The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the cancellation of the registered trademark “JAY'S”, finding it phonetically identical and deceptively similar to PepsiCo's well-known potato chips brand “LAY'S”. A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur passed the order on November 10, 2025, while hearing PepsiCo's application under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, seeking the cancellation of the rival mark. The Court noted that Jagdamba Foods, the proprietor of “JAY'S”, was...

Bombay High Court Halts Production And Sale Of Fake 'Gold Flake' Cigarettes

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained individuals in Raigad from manufacturing and selling counterfeit 'Gold Flake' cigarettes, following a copyright and trademark infringment suit by ITC Limited. The order will remain in effect until December 10, 2025.In an order passed on November 13, Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh observed that denying interim protection in such circumstances would defeat the purpose of injunction and expose the public to serious health risks.ITC Limited, which...

Bombay High Court Restrains 'Metro Footwear' from Infringing Metro Brands' Mark

The Bombay High Court has recently restrained Metro Footwear Store from using the mark “Metro Footwear”, ruling that it infringed the registered “METRO” trademark of Metro Brands Limited. The order was passed on November 10, 2025, by a single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh while hearing an interim application alleging trademark infringement and passing off. The court noted that the store repeatedly sought adjournments citing settlement discussions but failed to file a reply, and no one...