Category: Updates from Courts and Registry

Recently, Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. successfully enforced their rights in the Delhi High Court against a defendant who was infringing upon Hero Electric’s trademarks, copyright and domain name. Hero Electric averred before the court that it owns and has used the…

Recently, the Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to Khandelwal Edible Oils Ltd. (‘Plaintiff”) against Landsmill Agro Pvt. Ltd. (“Defendant”). The Plaintiff (the registered proprietor and user of the mark CHAKRA in respect of mustard oil and holder of copyright registrations for CHAKRA-branded labels) claimed that…

Recently, Western Digital Technologies, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) successfully enforced its rights in the Delhi High Court against entities using infringing domain names and obtained a permanent injunction in its favour. The Plaintiff claimed to have used the WESTERN DIGITAL, WD and MY PASSPORT marks…

Recently, Reckitt Benckiser India Private Limited (“Plaintiff”) filed a suit at the Delhi High Court seeking a permanent injunction restraining Hindustan Unilever Limited (“Defendant”) from telecasting or broadcasting five advertisements for its toilet cleaner #DOMEX, which allegedly disparaged the goodwill and reputation of…

Recently, in a suit filed by Blue Heaven Cosmetics Pvt Ltd. (“Plaintiff”), the Delhi High Court restrained the defendants from using the Plaintiff’s BLUE HEAVEN trade marks/ copyright/ trade dress/ overall get up, etc.  The Plaintiff averred to be the prior user and…

Recently, the well-known designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, moved court for an order of injunction in a design piracy suit restraining the defendants, Asiana Couture & Ors., from infringing on the plaintiff’s registered designs for lehengas. Sabyasachi claimed that its registered designs attest to novelty…

Recently, S.S. Appliances Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. (“Plaintiffs”) sued S.N. Raju (“Defendant”), seeking to restrain the Defendant from infringing the Plaintiffs’ trademark, KENT OIL METER. The Plaintiffs were using the mark KENT OIL METER on/in relation to meters/instruments for conservation and test of oil/petroleum products…

Recently, Arya Book Depot, being the owner of the rights in the original literary work titled “BULL’S EYE-Business Studies Mastering Business Case Studies” sued Edurev Solutions Pvt. Ltd., alleging copyright infringement.  The plaintiff claimed that the first edition of the above-noted book was published in the…

Recently, the Bombay High Court granted an ad-interim ex-parte injunction in favour of Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) restricting Juzer Mukhiya, proprietor of Franco Remedies & Anr. (“Defendants”) from using the trade marks FRANCO and FRANCO REMEDIES or any other mark deceptively similar to the Plaintiff’s trade name, in…