Delhi High Court Restores PADAN Trademark Suit, Says Plaint Cannot Be Rejected If Cause Of Action Is Disclosed

The Delhi High Court has set aside a single-judge order that had rejected a lawsuit filed by Coromandel Indag Products India Ltd. concerning the trademark “PADAN” and its associated packaging for insecticides, holding that the plaint disclosed a triable cause of action and could not have been rejected at the threshold. In a judgment dated March 18, 2026, a Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that the single judge went beyond the limited scope of Order...

Bombay High Court Injuncts Use Of 'LIVOGEM', Finds Prima Facie Infringement Of P&G's LIVOGEN Trademark

The Bombay High Court has recently granted an interim injunction in favour of Procter & Gamble Health Limited and its German affiliate, restraining the use of a rival mark found to be deceptively similar to their registered trademarks “LIVOGEN” and “LIVOGEN-Z”. On March 17, 2026, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh held that the plaintiffs had made out a prima facie case of trademark infringement against Horizon Bioceuticals Pvt. Ltd. and Curewell Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. over their...

Madras High Court Restrains Illegal Broadcast Of Bollywood Film 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' Ahead Of Release

The Madras High Court has protected the streaming rights of Reliance Industries Limited (Jio Studios), granting an interim injunction against dozens of internet service providers and cable operators to prevent the unlawful broadcast of the film 'Dhurandhar The Revenge'.On March 18, 2026, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that such preventive measures are necessary to avoid irreversible injury to the creators just before the movie's scheduled theatrical release. Dhurandhar The Revenge,...

Bombay High Court Rejects Rynox Gears' Interim Plea To Injunct Steelite From Using 'RHYNOX' Mark

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused interim relief to motorcycle gear company Rynox Gears in its trademark dispute with Steelite India, holding that the firm made false statements on oath and failed to establish a case for either infringement or passing off. Rynox had sought to stop the rival from using the mark “RHYNOX” for helmets. In an order dated March 17, 2026, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh said the pleadings were based on “false statements on oath” and observed that a party seeking...

Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Anannya Agro Products In 'GERMINATOR' Trademark Row, Orders 4-Week Status Quo

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim injunction in a trademark dispute over the mark “GERMINATOR” but directed the parties to maintain the status quo for four weeks to allow the defendants to challenge the ruling.A Division Bench of Justice R. I. Chagla and Justice Advait M. Sethna restrained Anannya Agro Products and Avishkar Agro Chem from using the mark “GERMINATOR” or any deceptively similar trade dress in a suit filed by Dr. Bawaskar Technology (Agro) Pvt. Ltd. The direction to...

Gujarat HC Refuses Injunction In 'Shree Kshetrapal' Trademark Dispute, Imposes ₹50 Thousand Costs For Suppression

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Anil Gopalji Thacker, upholding a trial court's refusal to grant an interim injunction against Davda Jaydeepkumar Jagdishchandra for using the trade name “Kshetrapal Construction.”In a judgment delivered on March 16, 2026, Justice Niral R. Mehta held that the applicant was not entitled to equitable relief because he had suppressed material facts regarding a prior business relationship with the rival developer. The court observed that...

"Urgent And Alarming Need": Delhi HC Calls For CPC, IT Rules Reform To Address Tech-Era Enforcement Issues In Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that there is an “urgent and alarming need” to amend the Code of Civil Procedure and the IT Rules to deal with evolving online infringement, while refusing to grant a post-decree dynamic injunction in a trademark dispute involving Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., holding that courts cannot go beyond the statutory framework even where digital violations continue after judgment. “There is an urgent and alarming need for the Central Government and the...

Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Protecting Beverly Hills Polo Club Logo, Restrains Arvi Tex

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favor of Lifestyle Equities C.V. and its licensing arm, protecting the intellectual property of the globally recognized Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) brand. In an order dated March 13, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that the brand owners had established a prima facie strong case for grant of an injunction against a rival trader. The court observed that the brand had acquired “immense reputation and goodwill”...

Delhi High Court Restrains GGS Group From Selling 'Alexa Tea' In Trademark Dispute With Tata Sons' Tata Tea

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Tata Sons Private Limited and Tata Consumer Products Limited, restraining a Punjab-based firm from dealing in trademarks and packaging found to be deceptively similar to the well-known “TATA TEA” brand. In an order passed on March 13, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that the Tata Group companies had made out a strong prima facie case of infringement in respect of their well-known trademarks. The court...

Calcutta High Court Grants Temporary Injunction To Protect Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Personality Rights

The Calcutta High Court has granted an interim injunction to safeguard the personality rights of actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, restraining Masala Mamaji and another defendant from using his name or photographs, including those generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI), to imply his endorsement of their products without any agreement with him. On March 11, 2026, Justice Arindam Mukherjee held, “However, keeping in mind the stature of the plaintiff and that his image may be tarnished by...

Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief In Delhi Zaika Trademark Dispute After Breach Of Family Arrangement

The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to the restaurant chain Delhi Zaika in a trademark dispute involving family members, restraining Zidz Hospitality LLP and others from using the registered trademark “DELHI ZAIKA”, after noting that one of the defendants, who is the biological brother of the plaintiff, had earlier been permitted to use the mark only under a conditional arrangement. On March 11, 2026, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh observed, “The Plaintiff's proprietary right in...

Trademark Application Can Be Examined By Authorized Officer, Not Only Officer From Appropriate Office: Madras High Court

While Section 18(3) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which requires a trademark application to be filed in the Trade Marks Registry office within whose territorial limits the applicant's principal place of business in India is situated, governs the place of filing, the Madras High Court has clarified that the statute does not require that the application must be examined only by an officer attached to that very office. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, in an order dated March 4, 2026, held that...