At first glance, the Delhi High Court’s decision in Panasonic Holdings Corporation v. Siddharth Vij may seem like a straightforward trademark dispute about cancellation of a deceptive similar mark. Panasonic filed the petition and argued that the respondent’s PONTA marks in Class 9 were too close to its earlier PENTA marks, and the Court agreed…

In a significant decision highlighting the importance of consistency in trademark prosecution and litigation, the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal filed by Laser Shaving India Pvt. Ltd. and upheld the refusal of interim injunction against RKM International Products Pvt. Ltd. and others in relation to the use of the mark…