Delhi HC orders cancellation of copyright registration of edible oil brand ‘NIOP NIWAI’
“Copyright protection is granted to an artistic work under the Act, only if the said work meets the threshold of originality.”
Justice Tejas Karia
Delhi HC protects well-known trade mark ‘GOLD FLAKE’; restrains use of mark ‘GOLD FLAME’ in sale of cigarettes
“Substituting ‘K’ with ‘M’ to form ‘GOLD FLAME’ from ‘GOLD FLAKE’ does not make the competing Marks dissimilar. A consumer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection or not well-versed in English would be unable to distinguish between the competing products.”
Delhi High Court declares ‘HERMES’ and 3-D shape of its ‘Birkin’ bag as well-known trade marks
“Hermes’ long-standing reputation and consistent use of the Subject Marks across jurisdictions establishes a continuous and significant commercial presence.”
Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap against Fake YouTube Impersonation
Defendant 2 was operating a YouTube Channel that used photographs and videos of Anjana Om Kashyap in a manner portraying that the channel was hers. The channel also posted certain deepfake videos including fake news clippings of the plaintiff.
Delhi HC restrains unauthorised cricket streams on rogue websites; Protects JioStar’s Exclusive Media Rights
Cricfy and other defendants are mobile applications that allow users to illegally stream copyrighted content available on JioStar, for free or minimal subscription.
Patanjali restrained from calling other chyawaprash brands as ‘dhoka’; Delhi High Court grants interim relief to Dabur
“While it is open to exaggerate the claims relating to the goods or services and embellish their virtues or benefits, it is not open to denigrate or disparage the goods of the others as a class in its entirety.”
Delhi High Court declares WIPRO a well-known trade mark
“WIPRO has been expanding into various sectors since the 1980s and has obtained various registrations for the ‘WIPRO’ mark in various classes with the earliest registration in the year 1991.”
Delhi HC restrains YouTuber Praveen Aminigadda from posting content disparaging goodwill of Indospirit’s beverage ‘BROCODE’
“The test reports and regulatory clearances from FSSAI and BIS prima facie establish compliance with standards for safety and quality of the Indospirit Beverages’ Product ‘BROCODE’.”
Delhi HC grants interim injunction to Telugu Actor Nagarjuna in Personality Rights case; Restrains misuse of his name, image, and voice without consent
“The depiction of the Akkineni Nagarjuna in settings that are misleading, derogatory and inappropriate will inevitably have the effect of diluting the goodwill and reputation associated with him.”
Delhi High Court grants interim injunction protecting Mankind Pharma’s ‘KIND’ trade mark
“The identity in the defendant’s marks is so close to Mankind’s trade marks that the two are indistinguishable. The infringing activities of the defendant is likely to cause confusion in the course of trade of Mankind leading to erosion of consumers’ trust.”
Delhi HC grants interim injunction protecting Aishwarya Rai’s Personality Rights; Directs blocking of all infringing websites, platforms and YouTube channels
“When the identity of a famous personality is used without their consent or authorization, it may not only lead to commercial detriment to the concerned individual but also impact their right to live with dignity.”
Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Tata Sons for marks ‘TATA’ and ‘TATA PAYMENTS’ in trade mark infringement suit
In July 2025, Tata Sons (P) Ltd. discovered Defendant 1’s website, ‘https://www.tatapayment.net/’ offering digital payment services while wholly incorporating trade marks, ‘TATA’, ‘TATA PAYMENTS’.
‘Suffix ‘KIND’ has amassed significant goodwill by Mankind’: Delhi High Court sets aside order refusing registration of Mankind’s ‘PETKIND’ mark
“Likelihood of confusion is not to be easily presumed. The nature of the goods and the class of their purchasers has to be borne in mind.”
‘YATRA’ is a generic and descriptive word, cannot be monopolized: Delhi HC denies relief to travel company in trade mark infringement suit
“The Plaintiff’s registered marks are Device Marks and not Word Marks. Hence, no infringement can be brought merely because of the use of the word ‘YATRA’ by the Defendant as ‘YATRA’ is a generic and a descriptive word.”
Delhi HC grants interim relief to Hero Motocorp in ‘DESTINY’ scooters Trade mark infringement suit
A prima facie case has been made out by Hero Motocorp for grant of an ex-parte ad-interim injunction. The balance of convenience is also in favour of Hero Motocorp and against the defendants.
Explained | Dabur Meswak Trademark suit: Delhi HC’s decision to quash Rs 12,00,000 cost imposed for 48 day delay in filing Written Statement by VI-John
There is no absolute bar on the Trial Court to consider the subsequent developments and condone the delay if justifiable grounds are made out in the Application for condonation of delay.