Supreme Court Stays Swiss Company's Patent Suit Against Techfab Before Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 1 September stayed further proceedings before the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a patent infringement suit filed by Swiss company Geobrugg AG against Techfab (India) Industries Ltd. over the manufacture and sale of high-tensile wire mesh products sold under the “TECCO” brand. A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli issued notice returnable on 2 November and directed the parties to complete their pleadings in the meantime. During the hearing, the judges...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Bombay HC Ruling Trademark Evidence Deadline Is Directory

The Supreme Court on 24 August issued notice on Black Diamond Motors Pvt. Ltd.'s challenge to a Bombay High Court judgment holding that the two-month period prescribed under Rule 45 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 for filing an evidence affidavit is directory and not a mandatory deadline. A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran made the notice “returnable after four weeks” and directed that “in the meantime, the proceedings of rectification shall remain stayed.” The...

Supreme Court Asks Matrimony.com, FreeElective Network To Explore Settlement In 'Jodii' Trademark Dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday asked matchmaking app Matrimony.com Ltd and FreeElective Network Pvt Ltd to explore an amicable settlement in a trademark dispute concerning Matrimony.com's 'Jodii' matchmaking app and FreeElective's registered 'Jodi365' mark. The Court was hearing Matrimony.com Ltd's challenge against the Madras High Court order that restrained Matrimony.com from using the mark 'Jodii' for its matchmaking app. The High Court's Division Bench set aside a 2022 order of a Single...

Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order Holding Unlicensed IPRS Music In Hotels Is Copyright Infringement

Today, the Supreme Court stayed a Calcutta High Court judgment holding that providing cable television connections to individual hotel rooms amounts to “communication to the public” under the Copyright Act, 1957 and constitutes copyright infringement. A Bench comprising Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli issued notice and stayed the High Court judgment while hearing Hotel Appolo & Tours Private Limited's challenge to the judgment dated 4 August 2026. Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Restraining Use Of 'Medilice' Mark For Anti-Lice Hair Oil

The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court's December 2025 judgment that upheld a trial court's finding of trademark infringement against Kirit Bhadiadra in a dispute over the mark "Medilice." A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Arun Palli, hearing the matter on June 18, observed that the controversy "would require a deeper scrutiny." The dispute is between Wings Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, which sells an anti-lice shampoo under the mark "Medilice," and Bhadiadra,...

Supreme Court Permits Sale Of ₹40 Crore ELITO Battery Inventory, Partly Modifies Exide Trade Dress Injunction

The Supreme Court has partly modified a Calcutta High Court injunction granted in favor of Exide Industries Ltd in its trade dress dispute with Amara Raja Energy and Mobility Ltd., allowing the sale of ELITO-branded batteries already lying with distributors, franchisees, and retailers. The injunction granted by a single judge bench had been upheld by a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on April 2, 2026. The Supreme Court also directed destruction of unused cartons bearing the impugned...

Supreme Court Directs Princeton-Named Telangana Colleges To Publish Disclaimer Stating No Connection With US University

The Supreme Court has directed six Telangana colleges operating under the "Princeton" name to prominently state on their websites, prospectuses, admission material, and certificates that they have "no connection whatsoever with Princeton University, New Jersey, United States of America." The Court observed that "students may well be misled by the use of its name by others offering educational courses." A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran passed the order on May 29...

Supreme Court Stays Patna HC Order Restraining Local Company From Using “JOHNSON” Trademark, Issues Notice

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Patna High Court's April 24, 2026 order granting a temporary injunction restraining Johnson Paints Pvt. Ltd. from manufacturing, selling, or advertising paint and cement paint products under the “JOHNSON” mark or any deceptively similar variant in an ongoing trademark dispute with Johnson Paints Co. A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar, while issuing notice, directed Johnson Paints Pvt Ltd to furnish an undertaking that it would...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bombay HC Order Protecting 'GERMINATOR' Trade Dress

The Supreme Court recently (May 4) dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Anannya Agro Products challenging a Bombay High Court order granting interim injunction in favour of Dr. Bawaskar Technology (Agro) Pvt. Ltd. in a trademark and trade dress dispute concerning the mark “GERMINATOR”. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Vijay Bishnoi found no error in the High Court's March 16 order, stating: “We find no error, not to speak of any error of law said to have been committed by...

Supreme Court of India Upholds HC Order Allowing Grasim Additional Evidence In BIRLA Trademark Row

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's order permitting Grasim Industries to place additional documents on record in its trademark dispute with Saboo Tor Pvt Ltd over the use of the “BIRLA” mark. A bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and S.V.N. Bhatti held that the high court, in its April 6, 2026 order, had rightly exercised its discretion under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which permits additional evidence at the appellate stage in...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi HC Ruling That Patent Revocation Plea Survives Expiry

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging a Delhi High Court ruling that a patent revocation petition remains maintainable and survives even after expiry of the patent and is not barred merely because an invalidity defence is raised in a parallel infringement suit. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice on the special leave petition filed by by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH and listed the matter for final disposal on May 25, 2026 The case...

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh In 'Kahani 2' Copyright Case

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in a copyright infringement case relating to the film “Kahani 2," setting aside the summoning order issued against him by the CJM Hazaribagh and the subsequent refusal of the Jharkhand High Court to quash the case.A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, while allowing Ghosh's petition, said:“In the result, the summoning order dated 07.06.2018 passed by the CJM and order dated...