TRADEMARK
Delhi HC Refuses to Reject Astral's Trademark Suit Against Astral Marketing Over Justdial Listing Accessible In Delhi
The Delhi High Court has recently refused to throw out a trademark infringement suit filed by Astral Ltd against Astral Marketing Syndicate. The Court observed that the defendant's Justdial listing enabled customers in Delhi to access product information and contact the business, thereby prima facie giving rise to part of the cause of action in the capital. Justice Tejas Karia held that the functionality of the listing could reasonably be construed as facilitating commercial transactions. The...
Google Not Bound By Earlier Orders To Proactively Monitor Use Of DRS Logistics Marks In Ads: Delhi High Court
Google cannot be held in contempt over third-party advertisements using DRS Logistics' trademarks in ad text, ad titles and URLs, the Delhi High Court has held, ruling that earlier orders did not require the company to "proactively monitor and prevent" such use. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on Monday. "Therefore, the Judgments do not impose any obligation upon Defendant Nos. 1 and 3 to proactively monitor and prevent the use of the Subject Marks in Ad-Text, Ad-Title, or URL in...
Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Injunction On Use Of New Indian Express Mark Outside Southern States
The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld an interim injunction restraining Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd., publisher of 'The New Indian Express,' from using the "New Indian Express" name for events, programs, or business activities outside the five southern states and Union Territories specified in a 1995 Memorandum of Settlement (MoS). The court dismissed the company's appeal against a November 2025 order passed by a Single Judge. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and...
Delhi HC Grants Temporary Injunction Against 'Milan's Kreamy Toffee' In Amber Nutrition Trademark Dispute
The Delhi High Court has recently granted a temporary restraint on the sale and marketing of confectionery products under the names "Milan's Kreamy Toffee" and "Milan's Kreami Toffee", finding them deceptively similar to Amber Nutrition Private Limited's "Amber Kream Toffee" products. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29. The court held that the products infringed Amber Nutrition's trademark, trade dress and copyrighted artistic work associated with its "Amber Kream Toffee"...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Medical Device Firms From Using 'MOTHERSON' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to auto components manufacturer Motherson, restraining Motherson Industries Private Limited and another entity described as its sister concern from using the "MOTHERSON" mark and device mark pending further proceedings in a trademark infringement suit. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29, 2026, after holding that Motherson had made out a prima facie case for protection of its trademark rights. Observing that the word...
Similarity With 'Excel' Alone Not Bad Faith; Delhi HC Sets Aside Award Transferring 'exceltotally.in' To Microsoft
The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitral award that directed the transfer of the domain name "exceltotally.in" to Microsoft Corporation. The Court held that confusing similarity with Microsoft's "EXCEL" trademark, by itself, was not enough to establish bad faith under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP). Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the arbitrator had not independently examined whether the registrants intentionally sought to deceive users, exploit...
Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction Against Clone Websites Impersonating Signature Global
The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of real estate developer Signature Global (India) Limited and restrained the operators of multiple clone websites and social media accounts from impersonating the company and defrauding homebuyers. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh held: “Having heard learned counsel for the Plaintiff and upon perusal of the documents, I am of the view that Plaintiff has made out a prima facie case for grant of ex parte ad interim...
'Bare Possibility Of Confusion' Enough In Pharma Marks: Bombay High Court Restrains Use Of 'ACIPROX'
The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favor of Alkem Laboratories. It has restrained Numen Pharma Private Limited from manufacturing, selling, or marketing pharmaceutical products under the trademark 'ACIPROX', holding it to be phonetically similar to Alkem's registered mark 'ALCIPRO'. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh, on June 8, 2026, made absolute the interim application filed by Alkem. The court observed that the company had made out a prima facie case for both trademark...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Lift Injunction Against KS Agro's Rice Packaging Over Similarity To Zarda King
The Delhi High Court has refused to lift an interim injunction restraining KS Agro Impex from selling Golden Sella Basmati Rice in packaging alleged to imitate GRM Foodkraft's 'Zarda King' trade dress. The court held that KS Agro's packaging was deceptively similar to GRM's. It further held that GRM had established a prima facie case of passing off and copyright infringement. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that a comparison of the rival packaging revealed striking similarities. The court found...
Delhi High Court Finds 'Konaflex' Deceptively Similar To 'Koanaflex', Grants Injunction To PVC Pipe Maker
The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a Jaunpur-based manufacturer of water storage tanks from using the mark "Konaflex" on its products, finding it deceptively similar to the "Koanaflex" mark and logo used by Modern Pipe Industries. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29 while rejecting the defendant's objection to the Delhi High Court's territorial jurisdiction and restraining further use of the impugned mark pending the suit. "Except for the first...
Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Social Media Posts Alleging Amul Supplies Cow Meat
The Delhi High Court has ordered the takedown of social media posts claiming that Amul supplies cow meat, holding that the content was prima facie disparaging and appeared designed to provoke public sentiment against the dairy cooperative. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the posts and videos demonstrated a deliberate attempt to associate the AMUL brand with cow meat and inflame public sentiment. “The narrative and the posts are prima facie disparaging and demonstrate a deliberate attempt to...
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...