Delhi High Court Restrains Manufacture, Sale of Glucose Test Strips Copying Chinese Company Sinocare

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained several Indian firms from manufacturing, marketing, or selling blood glucose test strips or any other medical devices under the brand names “Safe AQ” and “Safe Accu”, after Chinese medical device maker Changsha Sinocare Inc. raised objection. The injunction will remain in place until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 7, 2025, while hearing Sinocare's interim plea in a suit seeking permanent...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Zydus Interim Relief In 'Glucon-D v Glucose-D' Trademark Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused to grant interim relief to Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., which had sought to restrain Leeford Healthcare Ltd. from using the marks “Glucose-D” and “Glucose-C” for its glucose-based products. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma, in an order dated November 11, 2025, held that a company cannot claim exclusive rights over descriptive trade terms such as “glucose.”Zydus, which owns the registered trademarks “Glucon-D” and “Glucon-C,” argued...

Delhi High Court Directs 'American Dream11' To Take Down Social Media Pages Infringing Dream11's Mark

The Delhi High Court has directed American Dream 11, a US-based fantasy gaming company, to take down or block all its social media pages and profiles that allegedly infringe the trademark Dream11 on platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram.A single-judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which operates India's leading fantasy sports platform Dream11. It observed: “It is directed...

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...