The Delhi High Court Division Bench, in an appeal against an ex-parte ad-interim injunction granted by a learned Single Judge, vacated the injunction in a trademark dispute involving NUREWIRE and RewireX, used for nutraceutical products. The Bench found that the Plaintiff had wilfully suppressed material facts concerning its prior knowledge of the Defendants’ adoption of…
The Bombay High Court, in proceedings under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has restrained a former franchisee from using “KIDZEE”, “KIDGEE” or any deceptively or phonetically similar name after the expiry of her franchise agreement with Zee Learn Limited. The Court held that regulatory permission to operate a school under a…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in advertising to edit content, create virtual influencers and synthetic voices, personalise messaging, and produce realistic product demonstrations. As AI-generated content becomes more sophisticated, consumers may find it difficult to distinguish between authentic depictions and content that has been generated or materially altered using AI. When does AI-generated content need…
In the landmark judgment Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, the Supreme Court made clear that the state cannot intrude into personal privacy without meeting a three-part test. The intrusion must have a valid legal basis, pursue a legitimate state aim, and be proportionate to that purpose. In other words, the state can access…
The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment of its Division Bench, considered the interplay between prior use, descriptive marks, third-party use, deceptive similarity, and limitation in a passing-off dispute concerning the marks HASLAB’S DIGESTO and DIGESTO PLUS. The appeal was preferred by Hahnemann Scientific Laboratory India Pvt. Ltd. against the order of the District…
India’s revised film-certification guidelines largely preserve the existing certification framework, but one change is likely to matter in practice: scenes involving narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances must now carry a prescribed statutory warning. For filmmakers and producers, the point is not merely editorial. Drug-related scenes may now require early compliance review during scripting, editing and…
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…
