Delhi High Court grants ‘John Doe’ injunction to Ankur Warikoo against AI & Deepfake misuse of identity and brand ‘Warikoo’
In the deep fakes, Ankur Warikoo has been falsely shown to recommend his audience to join WhatsApp groups for stock tips.
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Delhi High Court grants injunction to Wipro; restrains ‘Macklean’ from using deceptively similar mark to ‘Maxkleen’
In the last week of March 2025, the plaintiff came across the listing of defendants’ products on e-commerce platforms such as Meesho and TradeRaise for identical products i.e., for cleaners and disinfectants, which was deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s “MAXKITEEN” marks.
Delhi High Court grants injunction in favour of L’Oréal against trademark infringement and counterfeiting
Defendant 1 is unknown person/persons, who have fraudulently engaged with different business entities to commit fraud, impersonation and are misleading the general public into believing that they are acting on behalf of the plaintiff.
Delhi High Court awards ₹34 Lakhs in damages and grants permanent injunction against Merlin Rubber for infringing Bridgestone’s trademark
In April 2022, while conducting a market survey, the plaintiff came across the defendant’s listing on the online trade directory of www.tradeindia.com selling butyl tubes of two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicles under the infringing marks.
Delhi High Court awards ₹30.91 lakh costs & damages to Himalaya for ‘Liv.52’ trademark infringement by ‘Liv-333′
The unauthorized use of the “LIV” element in a manner that does not materially differentiate the defendants’ mark from the plaintiffs’ well-established “Liv.52” mark amounts to a violation of the plaintiffs’ statutory rights.
‘No deceptive similarity to each other’; Delhi High Court upholds bona fide use of surname ‘JANGID’ as trademark
The plaintiff uses the mark ‘JANGEER’, whereas the mark of the defendant includes an ‘I’ in place of ‘EE’ and ‘D’ in place of ‘R’ i.e., ‘JANGID’. Apart from the difference in the spellings of the marks of the plaintiff and the defendant, the manner and style of writing is also completely different. The added features in the defendant’s mark make it quite distinct from the plaintiff’s mark.
Delhi High Court awards ₹3.34 cr damages against Medserve for selling counterfeit Johnson & Johnson surgical products
“By selling counterfeit medical products, the defendants have not only inflicted substantial financial loss upon the plaintiff but have also misled the consumers who purchased these products under the false belief that they were genuine. Given the gravity of the infringement and the extent of harm caused, compensatory damages alone would be inadequate to compensate the plaintiff.”
Delhi High Court stays trademark registration of ‘JACK DANIELS’ being violative of Section 9(2)(a) & Section 11 of Trade Mark Act, 1999
It is the case of the petitioner that they have been using the mark “JACK DANIEL’S” since 1895 in respect of alcoholic beverages. The petitioner is the registered proprietor of various trademarks including “JACK DANIEL’S” and other formative parts.
Delhi High Court upholds injunction against Novakind Bio Sciences for infringing Mankind Pharma’s ‘KIND’ trademark
Mankind Pharma used the mark “MANKIND” since 1986 and holds 78 separate trademark registrations covering a variety of pharmaceutical products. The concern arose when Novakind adopted the name “NOVAKIND” for its pharmaceutical products.
Delhi High Court grants John Doe order to protect Dream11’s trademark rights against unidentified infringers
Dream 11 is a fantasy sport league is an online multi-player game where participants draft virtual teams of real players of a professional sport. These virtual drafted teams get points based on the performance of the players in actual games.
Delhi High Court grants injunction in favor of New Balance Athletics against local shoe company for trademark infringement
The present suit seeks a permanent injunction against trademark infringement, passing off, and unfair competition arising from the sale of footwear featuring marks that are nearly identical or deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s established N Device and 550 marks.
Delhi High Court grants injunction in favor of Yahoo Inc. against trademark infringement by ‘YAAHOO!’ Mouth Freshener
Yahoo Inc.’s investigation revealed that the defendant was producing a mouth freshener under the name “YAAHOO! Mouth Freshener.” that closely resembled the established trademark “YAHOO!”, leading to allegations of trademark infringement and passing off.
Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Sporta Technologies, ruling against ‘Dream11’ logo infringement
The impugned mark, “DREAM11”, is clearly used as the domain name of the defendant’s website and its logo. The description of the defendant’s platform as contained on its website reveals that its services are identical to those of Sporta Technologies.
[Mankind v Mercykind] Delhi High Court directs fresh consideration of Injunction Application in Trademark Dispute
The Court was informed that during the pendency of the present appeal, the Mercykind Pharmaceuticals made significant changes both in its logo and get up of products which are being marketed by it, which would clearly merit consideration afresh by the Single Judge.