TRADEMARK
Delhi High Court Restrains Kollam Hotel From Using 'HILTON' And 'HOTEL HILTON INDIA' Marks
The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a hotel operating in Kollam, Kerala, from using the marks “HILTON” and “HOTEL HILTON INDIA” in a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by Hilton Worldwide Manage Limited. Justice A. J. Bhambhani held that the plaintiff had established a prima facie case and would suffer irreparable loss if interim protection was not granted.. The Bench held: “Based on a preliminary appreciation of the matter, this court is of the...
Madras High Court Rejects YouTube's Summary Dismissal Plea In Sri Eshwar College Disparagement Case
The Madras High Court on 28 August declined to summarily dismiss a suit filed by Sri Eshwar College of Engineering against YouTube (Google LLC) over allegedly disparaging videos hosted on the platform, holding that the issue of non-joinder of the video originators could not be decided at the threshold. Justice K. Kumaresh Babu was hearing an application filed by YouTube seeking dismissal of the suit at the threshold, without the matter proceeding to trial. Instead, the Bench directed the...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Alleged Fraudsters In Recruitment Scam From Using HCL Marks
The Delhi High Court on 24 August restrained five newly added defendants from using HCL Corporation's trademarks, holding that the company had made out a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off in a suit concerning an alleged fraudulent recruitment racket operated in its name. Justice Jyoti Singh extended the interim injunction earlier granted on 10 February 2026 after HCL alleged that the defendants were colluding with the original defendants to impersonate its...
Delhi High Court Rejects Reddy Pharmaceuticals' Review Plea In 'REDDY' Trademark Dispute With DRL
The Delhi High Court on 14 August dismissed a review petition filed by Reddy Pharmaceuticals Ltd., refusing to revisit its earlier judgment upholding a permanent injunction restraining the company from using the mark “REDDY” and directing removal of its registered trademark from the Register of Trade Marks. A Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that none of the errors alleged by Reddy Pharmaceuticals (RPL) constituted an “error apparent on the...
Delhi High Court Rejects Trademark Appeal Over “DIGESTO PLUS”, Says Mark Common To Trade
The Delhi High Court on 20 August dismissed an appeal filed by Hahnemann Scientific Laboratory India Pvt. Ltd. against Meera Rastogi, trading as Hahnemann Memorial Laboratory, in a trademark dispute over the use of the mark “DIGESTO PLUS”. A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that the word “DIGESTO” is common to the trade and cannot, by itself, establish deceptive similarity between competing marks. It observed: “The commonality of the descriptive...
Delhi High Court Restrains Sale Of Counterfeit SKF Bearings, Calls Them A “Safety Hazard” For Drivers
The Delhi High Court on 21 August temporarily restrained two Delhi-based bearing traders from selling counterfeit ball bearings under the “SKF” mark, observing that the sale of inferior quality bearings could endanger vehicle drivers and was detrimental to public interest. Justice Jyoti Singh passed an ad interim injunction in a suit filed by Swedish bearings manufacturer AB SKF against B.M. Bearing Sales and Oriental Enterprises, and directed Bank of Baroda to freeze proceeds traced to the...
Delhi High Court Restrains Ajmer Spa From Using "ANANTARA" For Similarity With MHG IP Holding's Mark
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Anantara Spa and Massage, an Ajmer-based spa, from using the mark “ANANTARA” or any deceptively similar variant in a trademark infringement suit filed by MHG IP Holding Singapore Pte Ltd which is part of the Minor International Public Company Limited group, widely known as the 'Minor Hotel Group'. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the ex-parte ad interim injunction, noting that MHG IP held valid and subsisting registrations for the ANANTARA mark since...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Sale Of 'SCALP SAYY' Hair Care Products For Similar To 'SAYY'
The Delhi High Court on 21 August temporarily restrained Bhuva Ankitkumar Jaysukhbhai, a sole proprietor from manufacturing, marketing and selling hair care and cosmetic products under the mark “SCALP SAYY”. Justice Jyoti Singh found it deceptively similar to the plaintiff Sayy Partnership Firm's trademark “SAYY”. She observed that the “defendant's mark SCALP SAYY subsumes Plaintiff's mark SAYY (word) in entirety.”The plaintiff claimed to be the prior adopter and user of the mark “SAYY” since...
Delhi High Court Cancels 'STONEX WORLD' Mark Finding Likelihood Of Confusion With 'STONEX India Pvt Ltd'
The Delhi High Court on 10 August cancelled the registration of the trademark “STONEX WORLD” held by individual proprietor Mohit Kumawat, after finding it deceptively similar to the registered “STONEX” marks of Stonex India Private Limited, a dealer in marble and natural stone. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed a rectification petition filed by Stonex India under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, holding that “the averments of the petition including the aforesaid allegations are deemed to be...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Trademark Registry Order Refusing “AYU LIFESCIENCE” Registration
The Delhi High Court on 21 August set aside the Trademark Registry's order refusing to register the device mark “AYU LIFESCIENCE”, finding that the Registry could not rely on cited marks without first examining whether they were validly subsisting on the register. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed an appeal filed by Ayu Lifescience Industries FZE against the Registry's order dated 10 October 2025, which had refused registration under Section 11(1) of the Trade Marks Act on the ground that the applied...
Delhi High Court Restrains Healing Pharma From Using Trade Dress Similar To Himalaya Products
The Delhi High Court on 18 August granted an ad-interim injunction restraining Healing Pharma India Private Limited from using packaging and trade dress deceptively similar to Himalaya's Liv.52, Cystone, Mentat, Speman, Pilex and Confido products. Justice A. J. Bhambhani passed the order while hearing a commercial suit filed by Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd over products sold under the names 'Liverheal', 'Liverheal 52', 'Liverheal DS', 'Senstone', 'Braintat', 'Spermax', 'Pilefine' and...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Sale Of Counterfeits With Sun Pharma's 'Photostable,' 'Bello' Marks
The Delhi High Court on 10 August granted an ad-interim injunction restraining several entities from selling counterfeit dermatological and skincare products bearing Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd's registered trademarks 'PHOTOSTABLE' and 'BELLO'. Justice A. J. Bhambhani passed the order in a commercial suit filed by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd against Wear and Glow and other defendants, alleging trademark infringement. The Bench observed: “the plaintiffs have succeeded in making-out a...