Delhi High Court Restrains Wipro From Using ‘EVECARE’ For Its Female Hygiene & Menstrual Health Products In Plea Filed By Himalaya

The Delhi High Court has restrained Wipro Enterprises from using the mark ‘EVECARE’ in relation to its intimate hygiene wash for women or any other product, in a trade mark infringement and passing off suit filed by Himalaya Wellness Company.The bench of Justice Amit Bansal passed the interim order after noting that Himalaya has been selling its uterine tonic under the mark ‘EVECARE’ since 1998, whereas the product of Wipro was launched only around August, 2021.Observing that Himalaya has been...

Delhi High Court Permanently Injuncts ‘Satta Dream 11’ In Trademark Infringement Suit By ‘Dream 11’

Ruling in favour of fantasy sports platform Dream 11, the Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against a website offering similar sports betting services under the mark “Satta Dream 11.”Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the domain name www.sattadream11.com is nothing but a “malafide attempt” to ride on the goodwill of Sporta Technologies’ registered trademark Dream11. “The said mark is completely arbitrary and thus very distinctive. The said marks, ‘Dream11’ and ‘sattadream 11’...

Provide Details Of Grievance Officers And Rules Applicable To People Creating User Profiles: Delhi High Court To LinkedIn In Suit By Tata Sky

The Delhi High Court has directed social media platform LinkedIn to provide details of its Grievance Officers and the relevant Rules applicable to persons creating user profiles as per its policy. Justice Prathiba M Singh also directed Linkedin to place on record the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP), if any, followed by its Grievance Officers whenever a complaint or grievance is received under Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The court...

No Likelihood Of Confusion Between News 18’s ‘Bhaiyaji Kahin’ And Times Now Navbharat’s ‘Bhaiya Ji Superhit’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that prima facie, there is no likelihood of confusion between News 18’s “Bhaiyaji Kahin” and Times Now Navbharat’s “Bhaiya Ji Superhit” television shows. Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction application moved by TV 18 Broadcast Limited, which is part of the Network18 group, in its suit against Bennett Coleman and Company Limited alleging infringement of its trademark “Bhaiyaji Kahin” which is the name of its Hindi news show. News 18 told...

Trademark Infringement: Patna High Court Asks District Court To Expedite Trial In Suit Filed By Hero Cycle Against Hero Ecotech In 2014

The Patna High Court has dismissed Punjab-based Hero Cycle Limited's petition against a Patna Court's decision to recall its order of debarring the defendants from filing written statement in a 2014 trademark infringement suit.Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra noted that the Supreme Court, while restoring injunction granted in favour of Hero Cycle in 2016, had requested the trial court to expedite the trial and complete the same as early as possible."In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances,...

KGF Song Copyright Infringement: Karnataka High Court Extends Till June 23 Stay On FIR Against Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh & Supriya Shrinate

The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended till June 23, the interim relief of stay granted earlier to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate in the FIR registered by music company MRT Music over the alleged copyright infringement by the use of song from the Kannada movie "KGF Chapter 2" in the promotional video for the "Bharat Jodo Yatra".A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by Gandhi and others on the request...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Against Softwares Like 'Pegasus' Allegedly Used For Privacy Infringement

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a PIL calling upon it to decide the issue of individual’s right to privacy allegedly being violated by spyware such as Pegasus, said to be installed on people’s personal electronic devices without their knowledge.A bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnaman and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya opined that such blanket directions against the use of modern technology for allegedly being violative of the fundamental right to privacy of individuals could not be passed....

Registration Of Design Already In Public Domain Prima Facie Liable For Cancellation: Bombay HC Denies Interim Relief To Ceiling Fan Manufacturer

Observing that its design registration itself may be liable to be cancelled, the Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Atomberg Technologies Pvt. Ltd. against Luker Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly copying the design of one of its ceiling fans.Justice Manish Pitale held that Atomberg failed to make a prima facie case for design infringement of its Renesa Ceiling Fan as the design was available in public domain before registration and thus may be cancelled...

Delhi High Court Restrains Bodhisatva Charitable Trust From Using Trademark 'Mayo', Grants Interim Relief To US-Based Mayo Foundation

Granting interim relief to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research — a subsidiary of US -based charitable organisation Mayo Clinic, the Delhi High Court has restrained Bodhisatva Charitable Trust from using the trademark “Mayo” or any mark or name deceptively similar to it. The Indian NGO and its associates have been particularly restrained from using names like Mayo Institute Of Medical Sciences, Mayo Medical Centre, Mayo Medical Centre Private Limited, Mayo Hospital, Mayo...

Blinkhit v. Blinkit: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Interim Injunction Order Against Blinkit Citing Non-Use Of Registered Trademark By Blinkhit

The Karnataka High Court last month set aside an interim injunction order of the trial court, temporary restraining the use of 'Blinkit' trademark- a famous online groceries delivery platform- for alleged violation of the rights of a software services firm Blinkhit.Blinkhit claimed to have registered the marks ‘BLINKHIT’ and ‘iBLINKHIT’ since 2016.A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar observed that the main ground on which the trial court has granted temporary injunction is that...

Delhi High Court Vacates Interim Injunction Against Use Of 'Rathi' Mark By ‘Permitted Users', Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost On Plaintiff

The Delhi High Court has vacated the interim injunction against the use of the mark ‘RATHI’ by entities who were granted licenses by the Rathi Research Centre (RRC), in a trademark suit filed by businessman Dhananjay Rathi for permanent injunction against the infringement of the trademark.Justice Amit Bansal said that the licensees were permitted users and thus, they cannot be said to be infringing the mark ‘RATHI’ by using the same in respect of their goods. Noting that RRC was the registered...

Delhi High Court Orders Permanent Injunction Against Use Of 'Miss India' Mark by Planet Media Group In Case Filed By Times Group

The Delhi High Court has restrained the use of “Miss India” by Planet Media Group in relation to the beauty pageants organized and promoted by it under the mark “MISS INDIA WORLD” and “TAJ MISS INDIA/MISS INDIA TAJ”.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula remarked that Planet Media had been dishonestly using “MISS INDIA”- the registered mark of Bennett, Coleman and Company, in the title of the beauty pageants organized by the former, including on its websites and social media accounts.The court said...