Introduction An unchallenged order of the Trademarks Registry can have significant consequences in subsequent infringement and passing off proceedings. This was underscored by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in an appeal arising from an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining the use of DYNAFRESH against the registered trademark DYNA. The appeal was principally founded…

The High Court of Kerala, in an appeal arising from a trademark infringement and passing-off dispute, reaffirmed the importance of assessing competing trademarks from the perspective of their overall commercial impression, rather than by dissecting individual elements. The Court found that the prominent adoption of the registered mark “STAR” by former employees of the Plaintiff,…

Delhi High Court | C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 122/2025 Decision: August 17, 2026 The article discusses rectification petition filed by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (Dr Reddy’s) under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, seeking cancellation of Razenta Pharmaceuticals Private Limited’s (Razenta) registered trademark DAPLOGIN in Class 5. Dr. Reddy’s contended that DAPLOGIN is deceptively similar…

CS(COMM) 904/2026; I.A. 22515/2026 Background Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) filed a commercial suit seeking an interim injunction against Kwick Living (I) Private Limited, which operates under the BECO brand, over its multi-platform advertising campaign, #WarOnWhatsHidden. The campaign featured HUL’s Vim Dishwash Gel and Surf Excel products, their trade dress, and well-known taglines, while claiming that…

The Delhi High Court has once again emphasised the importance of long-standing use, statutory presumptions of validity and the likelihood of confusion in pharmaceutical trademark disputes. In an appeal before the Division Bench, the Court declined to interfere with the interim injunction granted by the Single Judge in favour of Zydus Healthcare Limited and its…

The dispute before the Delhi High Court concerns the alleged imitation of HAVELLS by the Defendants through their use of HAVAI on identical electrical goods. The Plaintiffs, Havells India Limited and Ors., allege that the Defendants, Havai Home Products Pvt. Ltd. and Ors., deliberately adopted a similar stylisation, device marks, colour scheme and overall trade…

The Delhi High Court recently examined the question of territorial jurisdiction in a trademark infringement and passing-off action involving the online presence of the Defendants. The Court considered whether the plaint was liable to be returned under Order VII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) where the Plaintiff carried on business…