TRADEMARK
Delhi High Court Removes 'DECA-NEUROPHEN' Trademark From Register Over Similarity With Reckitt's 'NUROFEN'
The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the trademark “DECA-NEUROPHEN” from the Trade Marks Register, holding that the name is similar to “NUROFEN”, a well-known pain-relief brand, and could confuse consumers. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on December 24, 2025. The court allowed an appeal filed by Reckitt and Colman Overseas Health Limited and set aside an earlier decision of the Trade Marks Registry that had permitted registration of the mark in favour of Ind Swift Limited. The...
Delhi High Court Mandates E-KYC For Domain Registrations To Curb Online Frauds
To curb online scams run through fake websites impersonating popular brands, the Delhi High Court has ordered mandatory e-KYC for domain name registrations and restricted automatic privacy masking of registrant details. It has also directed banks to strengthen payment verification safeguards to protect unsuspecting consumers from being duped.The directions were issued in a batch of commercial suits where several trademark owners complained that unknown persons were registering deceptive domain...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Bhiwadi School From Infringing Delhi Public School's Well-Known Trademark
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Bhiwadi, Rajasthan-based school from using the name “Delhi Public School International,” the acronym “DPS,” or a torch-and-shield logo after finding them deceptively identical to the well-known marks of the Delhi Public School Society (DPS Society). The court also ordered that the school's domain name be suspended. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ex parte ad-interim injunction on December 8, 2025, in a trademark suit filed by the...
Delhi High Court Stays Registration Of Mark Found Similar To Dabur's Pudin Hara
The Delhi High Court has stayed the opertaion of trademark registration for “Wellford Pudin Hara,” holding that its adoption appears prima facie dishonest and likely to confuse consumers familiar with Dabur's digestive remedy “Pudin Hara". Pudin Hara is a popular mint based over-the-counter herbal product used for indigestion and stomach discomfort. The court said the impugned mark “completely subsumes” Dabur's mark for goods in the same class, creating “an irrefutable and real likelihood...
Bombay High Court Bars Use Of 'COX 5000' Mark, Says '5000' Belongs To Haywards 5000 And Imposes ₹10 Lakh Cost
The Bombay High Court has permanently restrained Madhya Pradhesh-based Jagpin Breweries Limited, a manufacturer of mass-market beer brands, from using the mark “COX 5000” or any other beer mark containing the numeral “5000”. The court held that the numeral is the “dominant, essential, and memorable feature” of the famous strong beer brand “HAYWARDS 5000”, now owned by Anheuser Busch InBev India Limited (AB InBev).A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor also imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on...
Delhi Court Awards ₹1 Lakh To Cosco Against Kolkata Firm For Selling Counterfeit Footballs
A Commercial Court in Delhi has held B K Traders, a Kolkata-based sports goods seller, liable for dealing in counterfeit COSCO-branded footballs and has directed it to pay Rs 1 lakh in damages to Cosco India Ltd., the sports equipment manufacturer. The Judgment was rendered on November 29, 2025 by District Judge Deepak Garg of the Commercial Court at Tis Hazari Courts in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit filed by Cosco India. Cosco India said that it has been a leading manufacturer...
Delhi Court Restrains Global Operators Using 'Yoga Alliance' Name; Orders Google, Meta to Block URLs
A Delhi Commercial Court has granted interim relief to Swami Vidyanand, the proprietor of the “Yoga Alliance” and “Yoga Alliance International” trademarks, by restraining several web operators from using domain names, websites and social media pages that were found to be identical or deceptively similar to his marks. The court also directed domain registrars and major internet platforms to take down or block the offending links in India. In an order dated December 6, 2025, District Judge...
Calcutta High Court Denies Interim Relief To Indian Importer In 'PL SUPREME' Trademark Row With Chinese Manufacturer
The Calcutta High Court has refused an interim injunction to Kolkata-based torch importer Parul Ruparelia and an associated entity in their trademark infringement and passing-off suit over the mark “PL SUPREME” against the Chinese manufacturers of the torch.It held that Chinese manufacturer Camme Wang and its associated entity are the prior adopters and owners of the mark. Delivering judgment on December 5, 2025, Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur held that the Chinese manufacturer's superior right to...
Delhi High Court Awards ₹1.5 Lakh To Tommy Hilfiger Against Kolkata Trader Who Sold Fake Products
The Delhi High Court has recently held that a clear case of trademark infringement and passing off has been established against a Kolkata trader who was found supplying counterfeit Tommy Hilfiger products. A bench of Justice Tejas Karia delivered the judgment on November 28, 2025, holding that the use of Hilfiger's registered marks on fake goods had deceived consumers into believing there was an association with the brand.According to the facts placed before the Court, Tommy Hilfiger filed a...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Asian Paints, Restrains Competitor From Using Similar Marks
The Bombay High Court has temporaily restrained a rival paint and wall-putty manufacturer from using the marks “ASIANGOLD” and “SUPREME GLOSS” after finding that they infringe Asian Paints' registered trademarks and copyrighted artwork. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh confirmed an earlier ad-interim injunction on November 18, 2025, noting that manufacturer Vinod Satyaprakashji Mittal had neither appeared despite service nor filed any reply to challenge the court's prima facie...
Bata v. Crocs : Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Of Footwear Makers Against Maintainability Of Crocs' Passing Off Suits Over Design Infringement
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Bata India Ltd and five other footwear manufacturers challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which held that the suits filed by Crocs Inc.USA alleging passing off over the infringement of the latter's footwear designs registered under the Designs Act were maintainable.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court Division Bench's ruling of July 1 that a passing off...