Madras High Court rejects plea to stop Parasakthi movie release amid claims of copied script
“Though the balance of convenience is not in favour of the plaintiff, if the movie is released, the plaintiff would be in a position to claim damages.”
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Daily monetisation of persona amounts to infringement; Madras HC grants interim relief protecting Ilaiyaraaja’s Personality Rights
“Ilaiyaraaj’s identity, name, image, and work are being exploited deliberately disregarding the celebrity’s personality rights, on digital platforms, to gain traction and generate revenue without authorisation.”
Allahabad HC: No relief to Jamp India, VS International over copyright infringement of Jubilant Generic’s Product Dossiers
“Once copyright infringement is the core relief, incidental or ancillary reliefs, whether based on confidentiality, trade secrets, or passing off, do not affect maintainability of the suit as a whole.”
Delhi High Court quashes order against A.R. Rahman in copyright infringement case of song ‘Veera Raja Veera’
“Indian classical music rarely follows a system of written notation or publication. Since ancient time, the compositions of Indian music were taught orally in the gurushishya Parampara , where knowledge was passed down through oral learning, improvisation, and repeated performance, rather than formal documentation. Hence, after explicitly declaring that fixation is not required, using fixation and performance as the determinative is against the legislation’s aim and objective.”
Delhi HC directs DoT and MeitY to block Sci-hub, Sci-net and affiliate websites in copyright infringement suit; Holds Founder guilty of contempt for violating 2020 undertaking
“Given the wilful disregard for the undertaking by Defendant 1, blocking access to ‘Sci-Hub’ and ‘Sci-Net’ through internet service providers is a necessary and proportionate enforcement measure, failure of which may embolden further violations of the plaintiffs’ copyrights.”
‘Copyright cannot be claimed on common ideas’: Bombay HC dismisses copyright infringement case against Balaji Telefilms for ‘Dream Girl 2’
“The applicant was seeking monopoly over matters in which ex-facie no copyright subsisted to begin with, like common themes, ideas, unoriginal/stocks/scenes-a-faire matters, and other aspects directly flowing from such elements.”
Know why Bombay HC granted John Doe injunction to Galderma against counterfeit CETAPHIL products
“The plaintiff’s registered trade mark and artistic work is infringed by the defendants, and it is likely to cause confusion in the minds of the public, thus, unless ad-interim reliefs are granted, the plaintiff will suffer irreparable loss, harm, and injury.”
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the latest Intellectual Property Rights rulings from June 2025.
Covering all the important intellectual property rights cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, latest legal updates in intellectual property rights and links to other roundups.
Bombay HC grants interim relief to Empire Spices and Foods Ltd. for mark “RAM BANDHU” against mark “SHREE RAM BANDHU”
“The combination of the two words “RAM” and “BANDHU” is a coined word and arbitrary adaption being totally unconnected with the goods marketed under the trade mark, gives rise to claim for exclusivity.”
Assignment of music rights in perpetuity includes exploitation in non-physical mediums: Bombay High Court
“Since Defendant 2 has perpetual right to use music and songs; he also has perpetual right to grant licence to others in respect of the said music and songs.”
Whether stay on Delhi HC’s 15th April order in PPL v. Azure Hospitality copyright case is binding on both parties? SC clarifies
The case pertains to alleged exploitation of PPL’s sound recording in the bars and restaurants owned by Azure Hospitality without taking any license from PPL.
Vadodara Court grants interim injunction to Inox India against Cryogas for copyright infringement and misuse of confidential information
“Refusal to grant interim injunction at this stage would cause irreparable harm to Inox, as Cryogas—having no rights to the intellectual property—would be able to exploit Inox goodwill without any legal deterrent.”
‘Staying release would cause immense loss to all involved’; Bombay HC refuses to grant stay against web series ‘Gram Chikitsalaya’ due to copyright infringement allegations
“Substantial amount of money is spent by producers and those involved in such creative works, and staying the release of such films/web-series would cause immense loss to all those involved in it.”
Rohini Court injuncts counterfeiter from infringing Ghadi’s packaging and tagline ‘Pahle Istemal Karen Fir Viswash Karen’
The Court held that the defendant had no real prospect of successfully defending their claim for tagline “Hamesha Istemaal Kare or Kapde Me Chamak Paaye”; and there was no other compelling reason as to why the Ghadi’s claim should not be disposed of before recording of oral evidence vide a summary judgment.
Bombay HC rejects plea to stay release of film “Sky Force” in copyright infringement case against script titled “Fire Bird”
The proceedings in the present case are not only delayed but can be treated as litigation strategy on applicant’s part to claim urgent circulation and to seek ad-interim reliefs at the eleventh hour when the film is about to be released.
Delhi HC grants ad interim injunction in favour of Novex Communications to restrain ‘Romeo Lane’ owner from infringing copyrights in sound recordings
The Court restrained all premises of Being FS Pacific Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. including ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ from playing or using the sound recordings of Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi High Court grants injunction protecting Saregama India’s copyrights in cinematic music
The continuous acts of infringement by Movie World Visual Media Private Limited are resulting in serious reputational loss and undermining the economic interest of Saregama India Limited vis-a-vis other licensees who have acquired proper license for valuable consideration of Saregama’s copyrighted works.
MP High Court issues interim order to prevent misuse of live-streamed court proceedings on social media
“If any social media platform intends to publish the Court proceedings, that will be permissible only in the manner provided by and subject to restrictions and limitations as per Rule 11(b) of Rules of 2021 and not in any other manner.”
Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal directed to stop selling counterfeit copies of EBC’s books; Delhi HC restrains parties from printing & selling counterfeit copies of EBC books
The Court directed the Commissioners to conduct a search at the book houses and seize the infringing products bearing EBC’s registered trade marks or containing contents identical or deceptively similar to EBC’s books, books without hologram, packaging, labels, printing material and other material that reflect infringement of copyright and trade mark.
Bombay HC quashes circular exempting performance of musical works at wedding from copyright infringement under Copyright Act 1957
The circular dated 30-01-2024 issued by the State of Goa, does much more than just informing the public of the provision of Section 52(1)(za) of the Copyright Act, 1957 and interfered with the enforcement mechanism provided in the Act for exercise or enforcing rights of copyright societies under the Act.