Delhi High Court Restrains Moti Mahal's Ex-Franchisee From Infringing The Chain's Trademark And Copyright

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of Moti Mahal Delux Management Services Pvt. Ltd., which owns and operates the popular Moti Mahal restaurant chains in India and various countries, against trademark and copyright infringement by its ex-franchisee engaged in similar business.Moti Mahal is the owner of the trademarks 'MOTI MAHAL', 'MOTI MAHAL GROUP', 'MOTI MAHAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES' and 'TANDOORI TRAIL'It entered into a Franchise Agreement with M/S. Srmj Business...

Bombay High Court Stays ₹4 Crore Penalty Imposed On Patanjali Ayurveda In Trademark Infringement Case

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has stayed the operation of a single judge's order against Patanjali Ayurved Ltd., which had ordered the company to pay an amount of Rs 4 crores for violating the Court's ad-interim order in relation to a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd.Patanjali filed an interim application challenging the single bench's order, which directed it to deposit Rs. 4 crore, in addition to Rs. 50 lakhs imposed by a previous order. Justices...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Extortion Threat Of Leaking Niva Bupa Insurance Company's Customer Data

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of Niva Bupa insurance company, restraining unknown defendants from publishing, distributing or disclosing its customers' personal data in a ransomware extortion threat that sought to leak the confidential data.The Court also directed social media intermediaries including Telegram to remove access to the unknown defendant's accounts and domain names, which are used to transmit the customers' confidential data.Niva Bupa Health...

Copyright Infringement: Bombay High Court Orders YouTuber 'Flying Beast' To Remove Videos Featuring Castrol's Zero-Gravity Flight Experience

In a copyright infringement suit filed by Castrol India Ltd., the Bombay High Court has issued a temporary injunction against Gaurav Taneja, the popular YouTube vlogger behind the 'Flying Beast' channel, restraining him from infringing Castrol's copyright related to its marketing campaign for a zero-gravity flight experience.The Court also ordered Taneja to remove two videos from his YouTube channels that featured the experience, as he did not credit Castrol or its campaign in the videos....

Delhi High Court Issues Interim Stay Order Against Registration Of “JACK DANIEL'S” Trademark By Another Business Entity

In an interim order granted in favour of well known alcohol brand Jack Daniels Properties Inc., the Delhi High Court stayed the registration of the brand's trademark “JACK DANIEL'S” by another entity. Jack Daniels had submitted that it has been using the mark “JACK DANIEL'S” since 1895 in respect of alcoholic beverages. It is a registered trademark and it been using the mark in India since 1997. It alleged that one M/S Manglam Krupa (respondent no.1) has got the “JACK DANIEL'S” mark...

Delhi HC Awards ₹14 Lakh Costs To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Website Selling Counterfeit Products

The Delhi High Court has recently awarded more than Rs. 14 lakh as costs to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a rogue website selling counterfeit products. Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and against the website - www.luxurytag.in, its owner and operators. The Court noted that since the defendants in the suit did not participate in the proceedings and failed to file written statement, submissions...

Trademark Infringement: Delhi High Court Issues Permanent Injunction In Favour Of Tobacco Company Which Owns 'Marlboro' Cigarettes

The Delhi High Court has issued permanent injunction in favour of Philip Morris Brands SARL, an American tobacco company, against trademark and copyright infringement of its cigarette packs.Philip Morris adopted the trademark 'MARLBORO' for its cigarette packs in 1924. It started selling cigarettes bearing the said mark in India through a trading company in 2003. It also uses other marks for its cigarette packs such as 'ROOFTOP' and 'SMOOTHFLO', which are registered marks. Philip Morris sought a...

Bombay High Court Stays Trial Court Order Permitting Pune-Based Food Joint To Use 'Burger King' Trademark

The Bombay High Court on Monday stayed an order of a local Court and restrained a Pune-based food joint from using the trademark 'Burger King', granting relief to the United States food giant 'Burger King.'A division bench of Justices Atul Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil stayed the order while admitting the appeal filed by Burger King against the Pune Court's verdict. While granting relief to the US food joint, the judges orally observed that their division bench will be the last "fact-finding"...

Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Recruitment Website From Infringing Hind Rectifiers Ltd's 'HIRECT' Trademark

The Bombay High Court has issued a temporary injunction restraining Chrome21 India Pvt. Ltd. from infringing semiconductor manufacturer Hind Rectifiers Limited's registered trademark called 'HIRECT'.In doing so the court observed that the defendant company had "dishonestly adopted" mark after noting that the defendant's mark was identical to plaintiff's and was for the same class of goods and services. It was plaintiff Hind Rectifiers' case that its business is spread across various sectors...

Bombay High Court Issues Interim Injunction Against 'DESIMOCHI' Over Trademark Infringement Of Metro Footwear's 'MOCHI'

The Bombay High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of the popular footwear brand Metro Brands Limited, against trademark infringement of its 'MOCHI' marks.The plaintiff Metro stated that it has been using the 'MOCHI' mark since 1977 and its goods are sold through various e-commerce platforms. In 2016, Metro began selling goods with 'MOCHI' marks under the domain name 'mochishoes.com'. It said that in 2022 it came to know about Nice Shoes LLP's (defendants) website 'desimochi.com',...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Mankind Pharma, Restrains Use Of 'Mankind Agri Seeds' Mark

Granting relief to pharmaceutical company "Mankind Pharma", the Delhi High Court has recently restrained a Gujarat based agricultural goods manufacturer entity from using "Mankind Agri Seeds'" mark while advertising or selling its products. Justice Amit Bansal passed the interim order in favour of Mankind Pharma in its trademark infringement suit against Mankind Agri Seeds, observing that a prima facie case of infringement and passing off was made out against the latter. The Court also...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of 'MH7' Trademark For Infringement Of MH ONE TV Network's Marks

The Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Trade Marks to remove the “MH7” trademark from its register, ruling that it infringes upon the trademarks owned by MH ONE TV Network Private Limited.MH ONE TV Network Pvt. Ltd. (petitioner) provides broadcasting services in cable, television and radio. Its 'MH ONE' channel streams Punjabi music and entertainment shows. It has additional channels 'MH ONE SHRADDHA', a devotional channel and 'MH ONE NEWS', a 24-hour news channel with a focus on...