Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Anantara Hotel Chain, Bars 'Club Anantara' From Using Its Mark

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained Club Anantara Suites and Retreat from using the marks “Anantara”, “Club Anantara” and related domain names after finding them deceptively similar to the trademarks of the luxury ANANTARA hotel chain. The ad-interim injunction, granted in favour of MHG IP Holding Singapore Pte Ltd., the entity that owns and manages intellectual property for...

Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Asian Paints, Restrains Competitor From Using Similar Marks

The Bombay High Court has temporaily restrained a rival paint and wall-putty manufacturer from using the marks “ASIANGOLD” and “SUPREME GLOSS” after finding that they infringe Asian Paints' registered trademarks and copyrighted artwork. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh confirmed an earlier ad-interim injunction on November 18, 2025, noting that manufacturer...

Indian Army Secures Exclusive IP Rights For New Digital-Print Combat Coat

The Indian Army has secured exclusive intellectual property rights over its newly introduced 'Coat Combat (Digital Print)' after registering the design with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Kolkata. The Army on Wedneday said that the registration gives it exclusive ownership of both the design and the camouflage pattern, providing statutory protection under the...

Bombay High Court Grants Fresh Relief To Nova Cream, Orders Rival To Cease Using Disputed Packaging

The Bombay High Court has pulled up RV Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers of Moon cosmetics, for allegedly violating injunctions that had stopped it from using packaging said to imitate the dark green and black trade dress of the Nova cosmetic brand, granting fresh ad-interim relief to ensure the company does not continue using the disputed packaging.Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on...

Delhi High Court Allows 'Nourish You' To Use Its Registered Name, Sets Aside Injunction

The Delhi High Court has recently overturned a Commercial Court order that had temporarily barred superfoods maker Nutrivative Foods Pvt. Ltd. from using its “Nourish You” mark, holding that the injunction violated the statutory protections granted to a registered trademark owner under the Trade Marks Act. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, on...

Delhi High Court Grants SanDisk Permanent Injunction Against Indian Company's Copycat Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of SanDisk LLC, the global flash-storage manufacturer, after Welborn Industries Pvt. Ltd., an Indian electronics company that sells memory-storage products, agreed to permanently discontinue packaging that SanDisk said copied the distinctive red-and-black trade dress of its USB drives and SD cards. Justice Manmeet Pritam...

Bombay High Court Restrains City Hotel From Infringing Five-Star Hotel Chain Orchid's Trademark

The Bombay High Court has restrained “Orchid Hotel and Hostel” from using the word “Orchid” for its hospitality services, after finding that the name infringes the registered trademark of Kamat Hotels (India) Limited, which runs the five-star hotel chain “The Orchid”. The ad-interim injunction will remain in force until December 3, 2025. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Patent Office Rejection, Orders Fresh Consideration of Medical Therapeutic Device Patent

The Bombay High Court has set aside the rejection of a patent application for a medical therapeutic device, directing the Patent Office to reconsider the matter afresh. The court found that the Patent Office had failed to follow mandatory statutory procedures under the Patents Act before refusing the application. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 17,...

Delhi High Court Protects Realty Firm Signature Global Against Fake Websites

The Delhi High Court has granted ad-interim relief to real estate developer SignatureGlobal (India) Limited, restraining the operator of 'signatureglobal.com' from using the impugned domain or any online platform that impersonates the company. The injunction will remain in force until March 10, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 12, 2025, after finding...

Bombay High Court Blocks Sale Of Diabetes Drug ELGIMET For Similarity To GLIMET's Mark

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the use of the diabetes drug mark ELGIMET, finding it deceptively similar to the registered mark GLIMET, and confirmed an interim injunction against its sale and manufacture. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh, observed that “GLIMET” and “ELGIMET” were phonetically and structurally similar and that an average consumer with...

Delhi High Court Restrains Jaipur Hotel From Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained a Jaipur hotel from using marks featuring a polo player device that were found to be deceptively similar to the well-known Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) logo. The ex-parte ad-interim injunction will remain in force until February 02, 2026. The order, issued on November 13 by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, came in a suit filed by...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Aqualite's Appeal; Upholds Interim Injunction Granted To Relaxo In Design Piracy Suit

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Aqualite Industries Pvt. Ltd. and upheld the interim injunction granted by a Single Judge restraining Aqualite from manufacturing and selling slippers alleged to infringe Relaxo Footwears Ltd.'s registered designs. Delivering judgment on 18 November 2025, a Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla...