Recently, the Delhi High Court allowed a motion filed by Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd. (“J&J”) and decreed the suit against Mr. Abbireddi Satish Kumar and others (“Defendants”) without proceeding to trial on the ground that the Defendants had failed to file their response to the complaint. J&J had instituted the suit asserting statutory...
Recently, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, while dismissing an appeal, upheld its single judge order to restrain Rajasthan Aushdhalaya Pvt. Ltd. (“Appellant”) from manufacturing and marketing tablets under the mark LIV- 333, owing to its deceptive similarity to the LIV.52 mark registered in favour of Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd. & Himalaya Wellness...
In a recent judgment, while injuncting a Rishikesh-based entity from using the mark CORDELIA for hotel/lodging services, the Delhi High Court (“Court”) has observed that luxury cruise services would certainly be allied and cognate to land-locked hotel services and cannot be said to be dissimilar on any count. The Court observed that both cruise and...
In a recent decision, the Calcutta High Court restrained Amara Raja Energy and Mobility Ltd. from using a red and white trade dress, the term “EL,” and a shattered “O” device on its ELITO-branded batteries, in a trade mark infringement and passing-off suit filed by Exide Industries Limited. Exide, active since 1920, claimed exclusivity over...
The High Court of Delhi in the case of Albemarle Corporation v. Controller of Patents (order dated July 7, 2025) addressed the rights of patent applicants to amend claims during appellate proceedings, offering useful guidance for applicants navigating the Indian patent system. Albemarle Corporation, a US-based specialty chemicals company, had applied for an Indian patent relating to...
Recently, the Hon’ble Bombay High Court granted an interim injunction in favour of Travel Blue Limited, and its Indian subsidiary Travel Blue Products India Private Limited, (“Travel Blue”), restraining the Miniso Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. and Miniso Hong Kong Ltd (“Miniso”) from pirating Travel Blue’s registered design for its Tranquillity Neck Pillow. Travel Blue first registered...
Recently, the Delhi High Court decided a case filed by Shri Ved Prakash Garg, trading as M/s. Parul Food Products, seeking rectification for cancellation/removal of the FUNSHINE word and device marks registered in the name of Mr. Dhruv Singh. The Petitioner, sole proprietor of M/s. Parul Food Products, is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing...
Recently, the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court, in an appeal under Section 91 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, set aside an order passed by the Deputy Registrar of Trademarks, whereby Marriott Worldwide Corporation’s (“Petitioner”) opposition against the registration of a deceptively similar trade mark THE NEW MARRION, by Sunjoy Hans (“Respondent”) was dismissed on the...
The Delhi High Court recently modified an interim injunction granted by the Commercial Court, Saket, in a trademark dispute over the mark SALONI between M/s. Nakoda Food Marketing & Ors. (“Appellant”) and M/s. Mahesh Edible Oil Industries Ltd. (“Respondent”). The Respondent, proprietor of the trademark SALONI, had secured an interim injunction restraining the Appellant from...
The Calcutta High Court delivered a significant judgment in ITC Limited v. Controller of Patents (IPDPTA No. 121 of 2023), overturning the Patent Office’s refusal of ITC’s patent application for a device and method to generate and deliver nicotine aerosol without electronic or heating components. Background: The Patent Office rejected ITC’s application primarily under Section 3(b) of...
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