Delhi High Court Restrains Rougue Apps From Illegally Streaming India's Upcoming Cricket Tours

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered several rogue mobile apps and websites to stop illegally streaming the upcoming South Africa and New Zealand cricket tours of India, protecting Jiostar India's exclusive broadcast rights. The injunction will remain in force until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 11, 2025, following Jiostar's urgent plea for protection of its exclusive broadcast rights over these cricket events. The tours together comprise...

Delhi High Court Permanently Bars Lubricant Maker From Using Castrol-Like Trademarks And Packaging

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained ZRH Lubes, an automative lubricant maker from using marks such as CREMESTROL, ACTION, MADMAXX ACTION logo, and packaging, after finding them deceptively similar to Castrol Limited's registered trademarks and trade dress.The order was passed ex-parte on November 6, 2025, by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, as ZRH failed to file a written statement and stopped appearing in court despite being served.Castrol, part of the UK based BP Group, has been...

Bombay High Court Restrains Publishers Of “The New Indian Express” From Using The Name Outside Southern States

The Bombay High Court has restrained Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd. from using the title “The New Indian Express” outside the southern states for which it was granted rights, holding that the trademark “Indian Express” is exclusively owned by The Indian Express (P) Ltd.A single bench of Justice R I Chagla passed the order on November 13, 2025, allowing the interim application filed by Indian Express. The Court held that Express Publications' use of “New Indian Express” outside the...

Madras High Court Dismisses Parachute Coconut Oil Maker's Copyright Plea Against Everest Label Over Design, Colour Scheme

The Madras High Court has recently dismissed a petition filed by Marico Limited, the manufacturer of Parachute Coconut Oil, seeking cancellation of the copyright registration granted to Kedia Industries for the label of Everest Coconut Oil. A single bench of Justice N Senthilkumar passed the order on November 11, holding that the two labels were clearly distinguishable and that Marico had failed to prove infringement. Marico, incorporated in 1988, argued that its Parachute label, featuring a...

Delhi High Court Restrains Manufacture, Sale of Glucose Test Strips Copying Chinese Company Sinocare

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained several Indian firms from manufacturing, marketing, or selling blood glucose test strips or any other medical devices under the brand names “Safe AQ” and “Safe Accu”, after Chinese medical device maker Changsha Sinocare Inc. raised objection. The injunction will remain in place until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 7, 2025, while hearing Sinocare's interim plea in a suit seeking permanent...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Zydus Interim Relief In 'Glucon-D v Glucose-D' Trademark Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused to grant interim relief to Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., which had sought to restrain Leeford Healthcare Ltd. from using the marks “Glucose-D” and “Glucose-C” for its glucose-based products. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma, in an order dated November 11, 2025, held that a company cannot claim exclusive rights over descriptive trade terms such as “glucose.”Zydus, which owns the registered trademarks “Glucon-D” and “Glucon-C,” argued...

Delhi High Court Directs 'American Dream11' To Take Down Social Media Pages Infringing Dream11's Mark

The Delhi High Court has directed American Dream 11, a US-based fantasy gaming company, to take down or block all its social media pages and profiles that allegedly infringe the trademark Dream11 on platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram.A single-judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which operates India's leading fantasy sports platform Dream11. It observed: “It is directed...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Restraining Ravi Mohan Studios From Using 'BRO CODE' For Tamil Film

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the operation of a single-judge order that had restrained actor Ravi Mohan's production house from using the title 'BRO CODE' for its upcoming Tamil film, following a trademark dispute with Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, the maker of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla issued notice on the appeal filed by Ravi Mohan Studios but declined to grant an interim stay,...

Bombay High Court Restrains Local Retail Shop From Infringing 'The Body Care' Mark

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based retail store from using the name “The Body Care Shop”, ruling that it infringes the registered trademark “The Body Care”, owned by a city-based cosmetics business.A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh delivered the order on November 7, 2025, in response to a trademark infringement and passing off petition filed by the proprietor of “The Body Care.”He stated that they have been engaged in the manufacture, marketing, and sale...

Bombay High Court Restrains Surat Company From Using German Entity's 'PETROFER' Mark

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of German lubricant manufacturer Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. and its Indian licensee Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited, restraining United Petrofer Limited, a Surat-based company, from using the mark 'PETROFER'. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 6, 2025, while deciding an interim plea in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit concerning the registered mark...

Delhi High Court Restrains Patanjali from Broadcasting 'Dhoka' Chyawanprash Ad in Dabur's Plea

The Delhi High Court has barred Patanjali Ayurved from airing an advertisement that labeled all other Chyawanprash products as “dhoka” (deception), ruling that it constitutes commercial disparagement. The restriction will remain in place until the next hearing on February 26, 2026. The court also directed Patanjali to remove, block, or disable the advertisement across all platforms within 72 hours of receiving the order. This includes national television channels, streaming platforms, digital...

Delhi High Court Bars Hotel From Using 'Bukhara' Trademark, Grants Interim Relief to ITC

The Delhi High Court has restrained a city based hotel, Bukhara Inn, from using the name “Bukhara,” ruling that it infringed ITC Limited's well-known trademark associated with its iconic restaurant, Bukhara, at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on November 7, 2025, in a suit filed by ITC Limited, which operates its hospitality business under the brands ITC Hotels and Bukhara. ITC Limited, a diversified Indian conglomerate, entered the hotel...