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“It cannot be lost sight of the fact that the kind of consumer who would purchase these infringing goods would not enter into a detailed enquiry as to whether these infringing products are genuinely those of the plaintiff or not. The plaintiff is most likely to suffer on financial account too.”
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“Filing of an application for rejection of plaint by Defendant 2 after lapse of statutory period for filing written statement, will not entitle Defendant 2 for grant of any extension of time for filing written statement on that ground.”
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“The DNRs continue to promote alternative infringing domain names, several of which are clearly prima facie infringing the trade marks of the plaintiffs. In such a situation, not only shall the concerned DNRs lose the safe harbour protection, the said DNRs would be liable to be treated as infringers against whom reliefs would be liable to be claimed.”
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“Plaintiff is entitled to complain that any content which is set in obscene backdrop or shows her in inappropriate clothing and/or which falsely portrays her as endorsing brands, where there is no authorisation and/or which uses attributes and elements of her persona such as her images, voices, etc. is liable to be forthwith taken down from the public space.”
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The Delhi High Court examined multiple suits involving misuse of well-known trademarks through fraudulent domain names used for impersonation and consumer deception.
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Court restrained defendants from circulating videos that falsely linked the plaintiff’s mouth freshener product with tobacco-related health risks.
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The dispute concerned the broadcast and commercial exploitation of the ween the parties relating to the broadcast and commercial exploitation of the Legends League Cricket tournament, managed by Absolute Legends Sports.
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“Viewed from the perspective of a person in the know, it is prima facie clear that Semaglutide would be obvious from the teachings contained in the Genius Patent and that, therefore, a credible challenge to the validity of the suit patent, under Section 64(1)(f), is made out.”
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories of February 2026 on Intellectual Property Rights from all High Courts; covering key updates on Personality Rights, Trade mark and Copyright infringement.
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“From the allegations made in the complaint, the prosecution has not proved that the accused is guilty of an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989”
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“Defendants have copied the trade dresses of the plaintiff in entirety, in which plaintiff has a copyright and the intent behind copying is to trade over the goodwill and reputation of the plaintiff, which it has built over the years and to misrepresent to the public that their goods have some association with the plaintiff.”
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“The plaintiff, Swami Ramdev is a known and renowned personality in the fields of yoga and ayurvedic medicine, in India and abroad. Through several institutes, he is advancing yoga education, healthcare and Ayurvedic treatment and is also engaged in various philanthropic endeavours. Owing to his contributions in these fields, Swami Ramdev has earned a formidable goodwill and reputation and has received several awards, honours and accolades.”
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“Jubin Nautiyal is a well-known, popular and well-accepted personality and if the ex-parte ad-interim injunction and other directions, as sought, are not passed, irreparable loss and injury which may not be compensated in monetary terms.”
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“The plea of the property being ancestral does not ipso facto grants immunity from attachment under the PMLA.”
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“It is sufficient to show that the subject matter of the claims has technical character and is not to a computer program “as such”. It follows that the UKIPO was wrong to decide, for the reason it did, that the application for a patent should be refused.”
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Although much emphasis is laid on the calls received by the deceased on the day of his death and the petitioner has sought to argue that the manner of demanding repayment constitutes as harassment, in the opinion of this Court, even if the allegations are taken at the highest, such incessant pestering still falls short of instigation.
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“No recovery of any contraband has been effected from the personal or conscious possession of the accused. The recoveries were made from the premises of third-party i.e. courier companies upon the disclosure statements of the co — accused”
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“The fundamental error permeating both the impugned orders is the assumption that merely because the claimant worked or claimed to have worked in Delhi, the Controlling Authority appointed by the State Government and the Appellate Authority derived jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute.”
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“The fact that the remuneration was reflected in the pay slips as ‘gross salary’, subjected to statutory tax deductions and reported through Form-16, fortifies the conclusion that the payment was compensatory in nature and not a scholarship granted solely to defray educational expenses.”
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“The copyright of the plaintiff over his own personality, which include, amongst others, his image, likeness, voice, name, signature, which are distinctive and exclusively associated with him, cannot, prima facie, be doubted at this stage.”
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