Delhi High Court Restrains Online Stores Selling Counterfeit S Chand Books, Orders Flipkart To Remove Listings

The Delhi High Court has restrained four online bookstores from selling counterfeit versions of S Chand and Company Limited's textbooks after finding that pirated copies of the publisher's works were being sold through their storefronts on Flipkart. The Court also directed Flipkart to take down the infringing listings. A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ex-parte ad-interim injunction on December 8, 2025. It will remain in force until May 6, 2026. S Chand told the...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Bhiwadi School From Infringing Delhi Public School's Well-Known Trademark

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Bhiwadi, Rajasthan-based school from using the name “Delhi Public School International,” the acronym “DPS,” or a torch-and-shield logo after finding them deceptively identical to the well-known marks of the Delhi Public School Society (DPS Society). The court also ordered that the school's domain name be suspended. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ex parte ad-interim injunction on December 8, 2025, in a trademark suit filed by the...

Delhi High Court Stays Registration Of Mark Found Similar To Dabur's Pudin Hara

The Delhi High Court has stayed the opertaion of trademark registration for “Wellford Pudin Hara,” holding that its adoption appears prima facie dishonest and likely to confuse consumers familiar with Dabur's digestive remedy “Pudin Hara". Pudin Hara is a popular mint based over-the-counter herbal product used for indigestion and stomach discomfort. The court said the impugned mark “completely subsumes” Dabur's mark for goods in the same class, creating “an irrefutable and real likelihood...

Bombay High Court Bars Use Of 'COX 5000' Mark, Says '5000' Belongs To Haywards 5000 And Imposes ₹10 Lakh Cost

The Bombay High Court has permanently restrained Madhya Pradhesh-based Jagpin Breweries Limited, a manufacturer of mass-market beer brands, from using the mark “COX 5000” or any other beer mark containing the numeral “5000”. The court held that the numeral is the “dominant, essential, and memorable feature” of the famous strong beer brand “HAYWARDS 5000”, now owned by Anheuser Busch InBev India Limited (AB InBev).A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor also imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on...

Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Rival From Using Trade Dress Similar To Parachute Jasmine Hair Oil

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Minolta Natural Care and its associated entities from using packaging and bottle designs that the court found deceptively similar to Marico's Parachute Jasmine/ Parachite Advansed Jasmine Hair Oils. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the interim injunction on December 9, 2025, after Marico alleged that Minolta had copied the distinctive look and feel of its popular Parachute Jasmine range. The court agreed that the overall...

Delhi High Court Orders 'Mask' Movie Makers To Drop Disputed Kannada Song Or Deposit ₹30 Lakh Before OTT Release

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Black Madras Films, the producers of the Tamil feature film "Mask", to either remove the Kannada song “Naguva Nayana” from the movie or deposit Rs 30 lakh with the court before releasing it on OTT platforms, satellite television, or any other online medium. The order was passed on December 9, 2025, by Justice Tejas Karia while hearing an interim injunction application in a copyright infringement suit filed by Saregama India Ltd. against Black Madras...

After Dr Reddy's, Sun Pharma Commits To Not Selling Semaglutide In India Till March 2026

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday recorded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s assurance that it will not sell its semaglutide-based drug in India until March 20, 2026, when Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's patent expires. Appearing before Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, the company also committed to exporting the drug only to countries where Novo does not hold patent rights. Subsequently, it allowed Sun Pharma to export its semaglutide preparations outside the country. This...

Delhi Court Awards ₹1 Lakh To Cosco Against Kolkata Firm For Selling Counterfeit Footballs

A Commercial Court in Delhi has held B K Traders, a Kolkata-based sports goods seller, liable for dealing in counterfeit COSCO-branded footballs and has directed it to pay Rs 1 lakh in damages to Cosco India Ltd., the sports equipment manufacturer. The Judgment was rendered on November 29, 2025 by District Judge Deepak Garg of the Commercial Court at Tis Hazari Courts in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit filed by Cosco India. Cosco India said that it has been a leading manufacturer...

Madras High Court Orders Fresh Review of TVS Motor's Patent Plea For Scooter Frame Design

The Madras High Court has overturned a decision by the Patent Office that had denied TVS Motor Company a patent for its "vehicle frame assembly" invention. The court said the Patent Office did not properly examine how the design worked or whether it was truly obvious from earlier technologies.In its ruling dated November 28, 2025, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said the refusal order did not provide enough reasoning to conclude that TVS Motor's invention lacked originality. Because the...

Delhi High Court Bars 28 Websites From Streaming DAZN's Tyson Fury–Oleksandr Usyk Rematch

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained 28 rogue websites from illegally streaming DAZN's exclusive broadcast of the rematch between heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, held on December 21, 2024. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on November 27, 2025, after noting that none of the websites had appeared before the court or filed written statements despite being served with summons. DAZN Limited, a global sports streaming platform, and its Indian...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Local Supplier From Using 'HIMALAYA' Mark For Ayurvedic Products

The Delhi High Court has temporarily barred Greenland Trading Company, a Delhi-based supplier of ayurvedic supplements, from manufacturing, selling or advertising any products under the mark “HIMALAYA” or similar variants. The court found that the company's branding was deceptively close to the registered marks of Himalaya Wellness Company. The ex-parte ad-interim injunction was issued on November 27, 2025, by Justice Tejas Karia, and will remain in force until March 12, 2026. The Court said an...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 08, 2025

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