Amazon Moves Delhi High Court Against Ruling To Pay ₹339.25 Crore To 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' Over Trademark Infringement

Amazon Technologies Inc has moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge ruling asking it to pay Rs. 339.25 crore damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul reserved order on Amazon's plea for stay on the ruling, after hearing both the sides in detail. The main appeal has been listed for hearing on October 09. About Single Judge OrderRemarking that Amazon's...

Champak Magazine Moves Delhi High Court Alleging Trademark Infringement By BCCI Over Naming IPL Robot Dog 'Champak'

Champak Magazine on Wednesday filed a trademark infringement suit before the Delhi High Court against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over naming of Indian Premier League's (IPL) AI robot dog as “Champak.”Justice Saurabh Banerjee issued notice on the interim injunction application filed by the comic magazine and granted four weeks' time for filing of written responses. Recently, the IPL witnesses the debut of a robotic dog camera which has been introduced by global broadcast...

Influencers' Video Criticizing Product Based On Lab Results Prime Facie Not Defamatory Against Brand: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant a temporary injunction in favour of San Nutrition Private Limited in its plea against alleged defamation, disparagement and trademark infringement by four social media influencers who made videos featuring San Nutrition's 'Doctor's Choice' products.San Nutrition Private Limited (plaintiff) sought action against content creators Arpit Mangal, Kabir Grover, Manish Keshwani and Avijit Roy (defendants no. 1 to 4) over YouTube videos reviewing its Doctor's...

Delhi HC Grants Temporary Injunction To Famous Logistics Company Agarwal Packers & Movers Against Trademark Infringement By Fake Website

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of the logistics company, Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd, against trademark infringement by a business offering goods packaging and transportation services.Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd (plaintiff) sought a permanent injunction against the fraudulent website 'aggarwalmoverspackers.in' using its name for providing similar services. Agarwal Packers submitted that it is engaged in the business of providing services of packers,...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Sues Uber Over 'Disparaging' Ad Featuring Travis Head, Delhi HC Reserves Order On Interim Injunction Plea

IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday filed a suit against Uber Moto before the Delhi High Court over allegedly disparaging YouTube advertisement featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Travis Head.Justice Saurabh Banerjee reserved judgment on RCB's plea seeking interim injunction, after hearing both the sides at length.”I am reserving order. I will pass the order and will dispose of the application,” the Court said.The suit has been filed by Royal Challengers Sports Private...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Footwear Seller From Using Harley Davidson's 'Eagle Logo', Imposes ₹5L Costs

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of the American company, Harley-Davidson LLC, against trademark and copyright infringement by a seller of footwear using the 'Eagle' logo similar to that of Harley-Davidson.The motorcycle manufacturer, Harley-Davidson LLC (plaintiff) also manufactures a wide range of products including shoes, apparel and accessories. It uses various logos including the Eagle logo/device mark logo to market its products.Harley-Davidson stated that...

Bombay High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Sale Of Counterfeit & Contraband 'Closeup', 'Pepsodent' Goods

The Bombay High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim in favour of Hindustan Unilever, against infringement of its trademark and copyrights in its 'Closeup' and 'Pepsodent' toothpastes, by unknown persons selling counterfeit products.Hindustan Unilever, which manufactures various home and personal care products, alleged that unknown defendants were selling counterfeit and contraband products bearing its trademarks 'Closeup', 'Pepsodent' 'HUL', 'Hindustan Unilever' and 'U-Logo', Hindustan...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Fake Websites From Infringing Trademark Of Tata Group's Ginger Hotels, Imposes ₹20L Costs

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of the Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company Limited, which owns the Ginger chain of hotels, against trademark and copyright infringement by fake websites.Noting that the fraudulent websites are bound to deceive a large number of customers into believing that they are associated with Ginger hotels, Justice Mini Pushkarna observed “…it is manifest that the actions of the defendant nos. 1, 8, 9 and 10 in adopting and using the...

'Intent To Mislead Consumers': Delhi HC Permanently Restrains Rogue Website From Infringing L'Oreal's Trademark, Imposes ₹ 1 Lakh Cost

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of the French brand L'Oreal SA against trademark infringement by a rogue website run by unknown defendant using its 'L'Oreal' mark and misrepresenting themselves are the representative of the company.In doing so the court also imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on the defendant to be paid in eight weeks. Justice Mini Pushkarna in her order, after comparing the website of Plaintiff–L'Oreal SA with that of the defendant's website...

Delhi High Court Grants Permanent Injunction To Tata Against Trademark Infringement Of Its Packaged Drinking Water, Awards ₹10 Lakh Damages

The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of Tata Sons Private Limited, against trademark and copyright infringement of its packaged mineral water 'Tata Copper+ Water' by a seller of packaged drinking water under the name 'JK Copper+ Water'.The packaged mineral water product originally sold as 'Tata Water Plus' is now sold under the mark Tata Copper+ Water. The trademark was registered in January 2023.The defendant is the proprietor of M/s. JK Enterprises, engaged in the...

Delhi High Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against Shop Owners From Infringing Louis Vuitton Trademarks On Handbags, Belts

The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of the French fashion brand Louis Vuitton Malletier, against trademark infringement by shop owners located in Karol Bagh.Louis Vuitton Malletier (plaintiff) filed a suit seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of its 'LOUIS VUITTON' trademark, the 'LV' logo, the 'Toile monogram pattern', the 'Damier pattern', the 'LV Flower patterns' and other subsisting trademarks. Louis Vuitton submitted that it has acquired a...

IPR Violation Affects Public Interest, Courts Should Be Prompt In Granting Interim Injunction: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that in matters of blatant violation of intellectual property rights, a prompt injunction order has to be granted to protect not only the interest of the aggrieved but also of the public at large.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand thus allowed the temporary injunction application filed by the firm Rajani Products over alleged infringement of its registered trademark for the word “Swastik”.It was alleged that the Respondent was using a nearly identical and...