Delhi High Court Directs 'American Dream11' To Take Down Social Media Pages Infringing Dream11's Mark

The Delhi High Court has directed American Dream 11, a US-based fantasy gaming company, to take down or block all its social media pages and profiles that allegedly infringe the trademark Dream11 on platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram.A single-judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Sporta Technologies Pvt....

Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: 2025 November 03–09

NOMINAL INDEX Suparshva Swabs India v. AGN International & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1430 Sabu Trade Pvt. Ltd. v. Rajkumar Sabu & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1439 Bima Sugam India Federation v. A Range Gowda & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1441 Quantum Hi-Tech Merchandising Pvt. Ltd. v. LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1443 Capital Foods...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Restraining Ravi Mohan Studios From Using 'BRO CODE' For Tamil Film

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the operation of a single-judge order that had restrained actor Ravi Mohan's production house from using the title 'BRO CODE' for its upcoming Tamil film, following a trademark dispute with Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, the maker of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om...

Bombay High Court Restrains Local Retail Shop From Infringing 'The Body Care' Mark

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based retail store from using the name “The Body Care Shop”, ruling that it infringes the registered trademark “The Body Care”, owned by a city-based cosmetics business.A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh delivered the order on November 7, 2025, in response to a trademark infringement and passing off petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Restrains Surat Company From Using German Entity's 'PETROFER' Mark

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of German lubricant manufacturer Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. and its Indian licensee Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited, restraining United Petrofer Limited, a Surat-based company, from using the mark 'PETROFER'. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 6, 2025, while deciding...

Delhi High Court Restrains Patanjali from Broadcasting 'Dhoka' Chyawanprash Ad in Dabur's Plea

The Delhi High Court has barred Patanjali Ayurved from airing an advertisement that labeled all other Chyawanprash products as “dhoka” (deception), ruling that it constitutes commercial disparagement. The restriction will remain in place until the next hearing on February 26, 2026. The court also directed Patanjali to remove, block, or disable the advertisement across all platforms within...

Delhi High Court Bars Hotel From Using 'Bukhara' Trademark, Grants Interim Relief to ITC

The Delhi High Court has restrained a city based hotel, Bukhara Inn, from using the name “Bukhara,” ruling that it infringed ITC Limited's well-known trademark associated with its iconic restaurant, Bukhara, at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on November 7, 2025, in a suit filed by ITC Limited, which operates its hospitality business...

Delhi High Court Bars Another Company from Using Ching's 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark

In yet another order granting relief to Ching's Secret sauces maker Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court has once again stepped in to protect the company's trademark “Schezwan Chutney.”Earlier this week, on November 3, 2025, the Court had restrained a Uttar Pradesh-based food manufacturer from using the name “Schezwan Tufani Chutney” or any expression deceptively similar...

Delhi High Court Restrains Pharma Firm from Using Marks Similar To Mankind Pharma's 'Kind' Brand

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained De Harbien Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, from using the marks “NEFROKIND” and “SILOKIND.” The Court found these marks deceptively similar to Mankind Pharma Limited's well-known trademarks “MANKIND,” “KIND,” and other “KIND” formative marks.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the...

Delhi High Court Blocks 26 Websites From Streaming Italy's 'Serie A' Football Matches Illegally, Grants Dynamic Injunction To DAZN

The Delhi High Court has restrained 26 websites from illegally streaming live matches of the ongoing 'Serie A Championship', after finding that they were broadcasting the content without authorization from DAZN Limited which is the exclusive rights holder of the sporting event. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 6, 2025, in a suit filed by DAZN Limited...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Injunction Against Radico Khaitan In 'Kashmyr'-'Cashmir' Trademark Dispute Over Deceptive Similarity

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed an order of the Commercial Court, Karnal which had restrained Radico Khaitan Ltd. from using the mark “Kashmyr” for its liquor products following a trademark suit initiated by Picadilly Agro Industries Ltd., proprietor of the marks “Cashmir” and “Cashmere.” A Division Bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice...

Delhi High Court Refers EBC–Rupa Trademark Dispute on Constitution Pocket Edition To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has recently referred a trademark dispute between EBC Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. to mediation before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The dispute concerns the alleged deceptive similarity between the publishers' coat-pocket editions of the Constitution of India. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order...