Delhi High Court Refuses To Restrain City Ayurvedic Drug Maker From Using “NOKUF” For Cough Syrup

The Delhi High Court has refused to stop Dehlvi Remedies Private Limited, an city based Ayurvedic drug maker, from using the mark “NOKUF” for cough syrups, holding that its use of the mark since 1994 defeats a later claim by Sana Herbals Private Limited, which sells its product as “NOKUFSYRUP.”In a judgment delivered on January 5, 2026, a Division Bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla dismissed Sana Herbals' appeal against an order of the Commercial Court at Tis Hazari that had...

Delhi High Court Stays Over ₹20 Crore Decrees In Favour Of Philips In DVD Patent Dispute

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the execution of money decrees worth over Rs 20 crore passed in favour of Koninklijke Philips N.V., the Netherlands-based electronics company widely known as Philips. The stay is subject to the judgment debtors furnishing unconditional and irrevocable bank guarantees covering the principal amounts of damages. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla said it found no fault with the Single Judge's conclusions on patent...

Madras High Court Upholds Trade Marks Registry Order Rejecting “Fresh Not Frozen” Mark

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Freshtohome Foods Private Limited, a Bangalore-based online grocery delivery platform against a 2019 order of the Trade Marks Registry rejecting its trademark application for the brand “FRESH NOT FROZEN”. Justice N Anand Venkatesh passed the order on December 18, 2025. The court held that the proposed mark was deceptively similar to an existing registered trademark, “FRESH N FROZEN”, which covers similar food-related retail services. The...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Office Order Rejecting Emitec Emissions Dosing Device

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Patent Office order rejecting a patent application filed by Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH, a Germany-based automotive emissions firm, for a reducing-agent dosing device that helps cut vehicle pollution.A single-judge bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, in a judgment pronounced on December 24, 2025, held that the Patent Office rejected the application without following the mandatory five-step test for examining inventive step laid...

Bombay High Court Bars Restaurant Chains Operating 94 Outlets From Playing PPL Music Without License

The Bombay High Court has, in an interim order, restrained two restaurant operators running around 94 outlets from publicly playing music from Phonographic Performance Limited's repertoire without a license after finding a prima facie case of copyright infringement. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh, in an order pronounced on December 24, 2025, held that continued unauthorised use would cause loss to PPL and therefore warranted interim protection. Allowing two interim applications filed by PPL,...

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction Against Piracy Sites Streaming Warner Bros, Netflix Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim dynamic+ injunction restraining dozens of piracy websites from hosting or making available copyrighted films and television shows owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and other global entertainment companies. The injunction will operate until April 20, 2026. The suit was filed by Warner Bros along with other major global entertainment companies, including Netflix, Disney, Apple and Crunchyroll, seeking protection of their exclusive...

Bombay High Court Rejects Interim Injunction Sought by Sun Pharma Against “RACIRAFT” Rival “EsiRaft”

The Bombay High Court, in an interim order, has refused to restrain Gujarat based-Meghmani Lifesciences Limited from using the trademark “EsiRaft” for its pharmaceutical product used to treat heartburn and indigestion. The court held that the mark is not deceptively similar to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited's “RACIRAFT.”A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the order on December 23, 2025, while dismissing an interim injunction plea filed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries...

Delhi High Court Cancels “ACTIVEPUSHPA” Trademark For Similarity With Ayurvedic Brand “HEMPUSHPA”

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the trademark “ACTIVEPUSHPA” from the Trade Marks Register, holding that the mark is deceptively similar to “HEMPUSHPA,” a decades-old ayurvedic tonic for women's health, and is likely to confuse consumers. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated December 24, 2025, allowed a rectification plea filed by Rajvaidya Shital Prasad and Sons, a Delhi-based manufacturer and marketer of ayurvedic medicines.The court directed...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention Patent

The Delhi High Court has upheld a 2019 order of the Patent Office rejecting a patent application filed by Swedish telecom major Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson for a data security invention. The court held that the claimed method did not involve an inventive step and was obvious in light of existing technology. Dismissing Ericsson's appeal, the court said there was no reason to interfere with the findings of the Patent Office. In a judgment dated December 24, 2025, a single-judge Bench of...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe interim order protecting the personality rights of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the defendants were using Kalyan's name, likeness, voice, and image for selling merchandise for commercial gains, without his consent, either directly or through e-commerce platforms.The Court said that such unauthorised use of his attributes by the infringing defendants, prima facie, amounts to...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Allowing Dr. Reddy's To Manufacture And Export Semaglutide

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk's plea for an immediate ex-parte stay on a single judge's order that allowed Dr. Reddy's Laboratories to manufacture and export Semaglutide-based formulations to countries where Novo Nordisk does not hold patent rights. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, while hearing Novo Nordisk's application for interim relief in its appeal, noted that the single judge had not rejected Novo Nordisk's...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Marks Bearing Chandigarh Realty Firm's 'Elante' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of three trademarks, “Elante Residencies,” “Elante Group” and a device mark containing the word “Elante,” registered by Elante Residencies Limited after finding that Chandigarh-based CSJ Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. is the prior adopter, prior user and registered proprietor of the “Elante” mark. In a judgment dated November 27, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia allowed three rectification petitions filed by CSJ Infrastructure and held that the later...