Delhi HC protects personality rights of Telugu actor Akira Nandan; halts release of AI film using his identity
Defendant 1 had created and circulated AI-morphed content of the plaintiff including a movie titled ‘AI Love Story’
Interim Injunction
Delhi HC restrains “SettlementGuru” from using Bajaj Finance trademark and inducing loan defaults through social media
“Since the trademarks of the plaintiff are registered, the balance of convenience is tilted in favour of the plaintiff and in case, ex-parte ad-interim injunction is not granted, the reputation and goodwill of the petitioner may be injured.”
Bombay High Court protects TRACKON courier service trade mark from infringement
“Where a word constitutes a prominent and essential part of a registered composite/label mark, the unauthorised use of that word would amount to infringement within the meaning of Section 29(9) of the Trade Marks Act.”
Delhi High Court restrains large-scale job scam involving misuse of “AKASA AIR” trademark; issues directives
“The balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiff, and if the Defendants are not restrained, the Plaintiff would suffer irreparable injury which cannot be adequately compensated in terms of money.”
Bombay High Court protects “Siyaram” trademark; restrains Dishonest use by interim injunction
“Plaintiff’s reputation and goodwill was such that the plaintiff’s tagline, ‘Come home to Siyaram’ was indelibly etched in public memory.”
Madras High Court bars internet service providers and cable operators from unauthorised streaming of “Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos”
“In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreparable injury would be caused unless ad interim relief is granted.”
Inside Delhi HC Order: Piracy webites illegally streaming ‘Friends’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Batman’ taken down; Warner Bros wins Dynamic+ Injunction
“The need for immediate relief is particularly pressing in this case as the infringing websites are making available the plaintiffs’ copyrighted works, which could lead to significant financial losses for the plaintiffs.”
Delhi HC declines injunctive relief in Amitoje foldable display unit patent case
“The claimed invention would be obvious to the person skilled in the art, and therefore, the defendant has been able to raise a credible challenge to the validity of the suit patent under Section 64(1)(f) of the Act.”
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.”
Tirupati Laddu Adulteration Case | Delhi High Court refuses ex-parte injunction in Defamation Suit
“In my prima facie view, it would only be reasonable to give an opportunity to the defendants to present their defence in respect of their publications/posts/articles.”
Bombay High Court orders immediate takedown of AI-generated deepfake content infringing Shilpa Shetty Kudra’s privacy and dignity
“A person’s much less a woman’s dignity cannot be publicly maligned or defamed that too without consent which is the sine qua non for such publications.”
Courts can direct police assistance to implement injunction order under S. 151 CPC: Orissa High Court
“Mere filing of an appeal cannot and does not operate as a stay of the order appealed against, unless an order of stay operation of the same has been passed.”
Madras High Court permits film ‘Akhanda 2’ release after parties agreed to settle Film distribution dispute
In light of the settlement agreement and receipt of ₹5 Crores, the Court vacated the he interim order of injunction and permitted the release the movie ‘Akhanda 2’.
Bombay HC upholds rejection of interim injunction in ‘Mahalaxmi’ trademark dispute case; imposes ₹10,000/- cost
The Court opined that a party seeking interim injunction in a passing-off action must produce concrete evidence of use, goodwill, and business turnover.
Inside Delhi HC interim injunction to actor Ajay Devgan in Personality Rights case
“Ajay Devgan’s status as a sought-after brand ambassador, and a personality with millions of followers across social media platforms demonstrates the strong public association uniquely tied to his identity and his reputation among the Indian populace not limited to his fans.”
Kerala High Court grants interim injunction to “Bokashi Bucket”; bars use of identical Compost Bins Trade mark
“When it is proved that the defendant is improperly using the trade mark of the plaintiff, an order of injunction would be issued.”
Delhi High Court rejects challenge to ‘Family Unit’ Cap imposed by Delhi Race Club in Horse racing
“There is huge amount of betting on each of the horse races and therefore, a monopoly of any race by any owner/ ‘family unit’ would have the potential of rigging of horse races.”
Delhi High Court restrains Freecia Professional from infringing on Visage Beauty’s O 3+ facial kits packaging and mark
Freecia Professional is a cosmetic company selling facial kits under the house mark ‘PROADS’ similar to the plaintiff’s O 3+ range.
Bombay HC grants ex-parte injunction to Skechers in trade mark and copyright dispute over counterfeit goods
“The Court Receiver was directed to visit and search all premises of the defendants, forcibly breaking open locks if necessary and taking police assistance where required to seize and seal all offending goods.”
Delhi High Court restrains Alchem International from using trade mark ‘ALCHEM’ in sale of medical products
“The use of trade name ‘ALCHEM’ on the defendant’s packaging material in addition to the generic names is likely to cause confusion in the mind of customers of average intelligence.”