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...

Delhi High Court Bars Another Company from Using Ching's 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark

In yet another order granting relief to Ching's Secret sauces maker Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court has once again stepped in to protect the company's trademark “Schezwan Chutney.”Earlier this week, on November 3, 2025, the Court had restrained a Uttar Pradesh-based food manufacturer from using the name “Schezwan Tufani Chutney” or any expression deceptively similar to “Schezwan Chutney.” Now, in a second such order within days, the Court has granted an ad-interim injunction...

Delhi High Court Restrains Pharma Firm from Using Marks Similar To Mankind Pharma's 'Kind' Brand

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained De Harbien Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, from using the marks “NEFROKIND” and “SILOKIND.” The Court found these marks deceptively similar to Mankind Pharma Limited's well-known trademarks “MANKIND,” “KIND,” and other “KIND” formative marks.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ex-parte ad-interim injunction on November 7, 2025, in a case filed by Mankind Pharma. The company had sought protection for its...

Delhi High Court Blocks 26 Websites From Streaming Italy's 'Serie A' Football Matches Illegally, Grants Dynamic Injunction To DAZN

The Delhi High Court has restrained 26 websites from illegally streaming live matches of the ongoing 'Serie A Championship', after finding that they were broadcasting the content without authorization from DAZN Limited which is the exclusive rights holder of the sporting event. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 6, 2025, in a suit filed by DAZN Limited seeking urgent protection of their exclusive broadcast and digital streaming rights. DAZN Limited holds exclusive...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Injunction Against Radico Khaitan In 'Kashmyr'-'Cashmir' Trademark Dispute Over Deceptive Similarity

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed an order of the Commercial Court, Karnal which had restrained Radico Khaitan Ltd. from using the mark “Kashmyr” for its liquor products following a trademark suit initiated by Picadilly Agro Industries Ltd., proprietor of the marks “Cashmir” and “Cashmere.” A Division Bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor passed the order on October 9, 2025 while hearing an appeal filed by Radico Khaitan against the...

Delhi High Court Refers EBC–Rupa Trademark Dispute on Constitution Pocket Edition To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has recently referred a trademark dispute between EBC Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. to mediation before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The dispute concerns the alleged deceptive similarity between the publishers' coat-pocket editions of the Constitution of India. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on November 6, 2025, while hearing Rupa Publications' plea to vacate the ex-parte injunction earlier granted...

District Court Can Hear Design Infringement Cases Unless Cancellation Is Sought : Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has recently held that District Courts are empowered to hear design infringement cases unless the opposing party formally seeks cancellation of the registered designs. The bench at Jaipur made this ruling while setting aside the transfer of three such cases filed by Jaipur-based carpet exporter S.N. Kapoor Export against Saraswati Global Ltd., another trader from the city.A Single Bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal delivered the judgment on October 9, 2025, clarifying that...

Madras High Court Strikes Down 'Original Choice' Trademark, Rules in Favor of 'Officer's Choice'

The Madras High Court on Friday ruled in favour of Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. Ltd. (ABD), the maker of Officer's Choice whisky, and ordered the removal of John Distillers Ltd.'s (JDL) 'Original Choice' trademark from the register of trademarks. A Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar in an order held that Original Choice was deceptively similar to Officer's Choice and that its registration violated the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The Court also...