Gautam Gambhir Withdraws His Plea For Interim Relief In Personality Rights Suit Before Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed Indian cricket coach Gautam Gambhir to withdraw his application seeking interim injunction in a personality rights suit after the court pointed out serious defects in the pleadings and the absence of specific “takedown” prayers identifying the allegedly infringing content.The application was withdrawn after Justice Jyoti Singh observed during the hearing that the plaintiff had not provided a defendant-wise and URL-wise list of content sought to be removed,...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains US-Based Company Spa De Soleil From Using 'Dermatouch' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Cloud Wellness Pvt Ltd and its director. The Court restrained US-based Spa De Soleil Inc from using the trademark “DERMATOUCH” or any identical or deceptively similar mark. The Court held that the plaintiffs had made out a strong prima facie case of prior use, registration, goodwill and reputation in the mark. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on March 20, 2026. The Court observed that the plaintiffs had...

Delhi High Court Asks Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna To Narrow Down Grievances In His Personality Rights Suit

Patanjali Ayurved co-founder and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights against alleged deepfakes, misleading videos, and online misinformation. The court on Monday expressed reservations over the wide scope of the takedown relief sought. During the hearing, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the prayers in the suit appeared overly broad and cautioned that a public figure must be prepared to face criticism, satire,...

Madras High Court Temporarily Injuncts 'Freedum' Oil Mark In Dispute With Gemini Edibles' 'Freedom' Brand

The Madras High Court has granted an ad-interim injunction in favor of Gemini Edibles and Fats India Ltd., restraining a Kurnool-based trader from using the mark “Freedum” for edible oils.In an order dated March 16, 2026, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that the applicant had established a prima facie case showing the rival trader had adopted a mark deceptively similar to Gemini's registered trademark for identical products. The court observed that such intervention was necessary after...

Delhi High Court Records Interim Arrangement In Novo Nordisk–Torrent Pharma Patent Dispute Over Semaglutide

The Delhi High Court has recorded an interim arrangement between Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited in a patent infringement suit concerning semaglutide, a compound used in the popular diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on March 20, 2026, recorded that the parties had agreed to an interim arrangement under which the Torrent would ensure that the concentration of a specific chemical component in its product does not fall...

Madras High Court Refuses To Remove 'Ayyappan Brand' Trademark, Says Minor Variations In Mark Do Not Affect Identity

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Sree Lakshmi Balaji Industries seeking removal of the trademark “Ayyappan Brand” owned by Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Rice Industries from the Register of Trade Marks on the ground that the user date recorded for the mark was inconsistent and that the trademark owner had not used the mark in the form in which it was registered. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, in an order dated March 11, 2026, said the petitioner had not shown sufficient grounds...

Madras High Court Grants Interim Injunction To Block Unauthorized Broadcast Of 'Jab Khuli Kitab'

The Madras High Court on 16 March, held that preventive measures are necessary to protect copyright owners from irreparable harm and granted an ad‑interim injunction restraining unauthorized broadcasting of the film Jab Khuli Kitab. A single‑judge Bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy allowed the injunction against dozens of internet service providers (ISPs) and cable TV operators. He held: “In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreversible injury will occur unless unlawful...

Delhi High Court Orders Newslaundry To Remove “Shit Reporters”, “Shit Show” Remarks Against TV Today

The Delhi High Court on Friday partly allowed an appeal filed by TV Today Network Limited, directing News Laundry Media Private Limited to remove specific derogatory remarks from its digital platforms at the interim stage. A division bench comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that while the defence of fair dealing in copyright law involves fact-intensive examination requiring trial, the use of expressions such as “shit reporters” and “shit show” was prima facie...

Delhi High Court Directs Sonakshi Sinha To File List Of Infringing URLs In Personality Rights Suit

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed actor Sonakshi Sinha to file a clear, defendant-wise table of infringing URLs in her suit seeking protection of her personality rights against alleged misuse by AI-based platforms after finding a lack of clarity in the material placed on record. During the hearing, Justice Jyoti Singh expressed concern over websites that allow users to generate chatbots using the actor's likeness, but cautioned that the court would grant only legally recognised reliefs,...

Delhi High Court Directs Gautam Gambhir To Correct Mismatch In Defendant List In Personality Rights Suit

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed counsel for Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir to file a corrected memo of parties in his suit seeking protection of his personality rights, after noticing a discrepancy in the numbering and description of defendants in the court filings. Gambhir has approached the court alleging misuse of his likeness/personality through deepfake videos and false news reports circulating online. The matter was heard by Justice Jyoti Singh, who said the...

Counterfeiting A “Menace”: Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Against Counterfeit ISOPURE Products

The Delhi High Court has granted a temporary injunction in favour of American sports nutrition company GPN Commercial LLC, restraining several unknown persons from manufacturing, storing, or selling counterfeit products under the popular protein powder brand “ISOPURE” trademark. The court observed that counterfeiting is a “menace which needs to be curbed with strict heads,” and noted that the sale of low-quality products could harm both the plaintiff's reputation and public health. In an...

Delhi High Court Upholds Rejection Of Patent For Cancer Screening Method, Calls It Non-Patentable Diagnostic Process

The Delhi High Court has upheld the rejection of a patent application filed by the biopharmaceutical firm Geron Corporation for a method aimed at selecting cancer patients for specialized therapy.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, on March 17, 2026, held that the proposed “in vitro screening method” functions as a diagnostic process, which is barred from patentability under Section 3(i) of the Patents Act. The court observed that regardless of whether a test is labeled as "screening" or...