Category: Updates from Courts and Registry

Recently, the Delhi High Court upheld A India Print House’s (“Plaintiff’) rights in the MERCURY mark and trade-dress. The Plaintiff claimed to be in the business of manufacturing cards since 1951 through its predecessor. The Plaintiff stated that it has been selling
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In a suit filed by Bhanushali Studios Ltd. & Ors. (“Plaintiff”), the Bombay High Court has passed a John Doe order against parties that were circulating links to illegally download/ stream the movie, Janhit Mein Jaari. The movie was released on June
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Recently, the Delhi High Court passed an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of D.B. Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) against multiple defendants, including an erstwhile employee of the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff claimed that it adopted the registered mark ATLAS KNIVES in 1986-87
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The Delhi High Court recently examined the question of valuation for IPR suits and held that, IPR suits should, ideally, be valued above INR 3 lakhs. However, the court also noted that valuation is at the discretion of plaintiff and stated that
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The Delhi High Court recently decreed a suit filed by Sholay Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. back in 2002 against defendants that were infringing on the title of the iconic film, SHOLAY. The defendants had unauthorizedly registered the domain name SHOLEY.COM,
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The Supreme Court of India recently ruled upon a question of law and held that an offence under Section 63 of the Copyright Act is a cognizable and non-bailable offence. The question arose from an order of the Delhi High Court where
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Burger King Corporation, (“Plaintiff”), filed a suit before the Delhi High Court against the defendants for registering misleading domain names similar to the Plaintiff’s BURGER KING mark. It was the case of the Plaintiff that it has been continuously and extensively using
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Recently, Blue Heaven Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd successfully enforced its rights in the distinctive packaging which is used in relation to eye liners before the Delhi High Court against a defendant which was using a nearly identical packaging. The plaintiff claimed that the
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Recently, Kerzner International Limited (“Plaintiff”) successfully enforced its rights in the ATLANTIS mark in relation to entertainment services, hotels, resorts and other connected services before the Delhi High Court against defendants who were using the ATLANTIS PARK BALLROOM mark in relation to
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