High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Single Judge | Date of Decision: 21st July, 2026 Case Number: C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 8/2026 and I.A. 3697/2026, Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyoti Singh BACKGROUND The Appellant, ADS Spirits Pvt. Ltd., incorporated in 2010 and part of the ADS Group of Companies described as a fast-growing liquor conglomerate in the […]
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Single Judge | Date of Decision: January 9, 2026 Case Number: CS(COMM) 361/2018, with IA Nos. 49679/2024, 34537/2024 and 32689/2025 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia BACKGROUND The Suit was originally filed in the name of Plaintiff No. 2, acting as Court Receiver of Plaintiff No. 1 (M/s
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 30 April 2026 C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) No. 14 of 2022 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia Background Blackberry Limited, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada, specialising in telecommunication solutions including enterprise software and Internet of Things, filed Patent Application No. 1976/DEL/2008 on 20
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High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction | Decided: 19 January 2026 Interim Application No. 4642 of 2025 in Commercial IP Suit No. 336 of 2024 Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh Citation: 2026:BHC-OS:141 Background The Supreme Industries Limited, the plaintiff, is a company that conceived and adopted the trade mark
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The right of publicity is the legal right of an individual to control the commercial use of their identity their name, image, likeness, voice, signature and other recognizable attributes of their persona. It is a right that sits at the intersection of intellectual property law, personality rights and the law of torts and its significance
When a court of competent jurisdiction grants an injunction restraining a defendant from using a particular trademark, the natural expectation is that compliance is straightforward the defendant ceases the infringing use and the dispute, at least at the interlocutory stage, is resolved. In practice, however, defendants frequently do not simply stop. They modify the mark,
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High Court of Delhi | 31 January 2026 Case Number: FAO-IPD 37/2021 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia Citation: Citation to be verified BACKGROUND The present appeal was filed by the appellant, Amit Bansal, under Order XLIII Rule 1 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), challenging the order dated
High Court of Delhi | 22 June 2026 Case Number: CS(COMM) 346/2026, I.A. 9898/2026, I.A. 9911/2026 & I.A. 10797/2026 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Devans Modern Breweries Limited, claims to have been founded in 1961 by industrialist Shri Dewan Gian Chand and to be one of the leading manufacturers of
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High Court of Delhi | 17 January 2026 Case Number: CS(COMM) 84/2025 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Alkem Laboratories Limited, was established in 1973 and is engaged in research and development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products in India and in international markets, with a presence in
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High Court of Judicature at Bombay | Commercial Appellate Division | 9 March 2026 Case Number: Commercial Appeal (L) No. 13430 of 2025 in Commercial Miscellaneous Petition No. 110 of 2025 Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bharati Dangre and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Manjusha Deshpande, JJ. Citation: 2026:BHC-OS:7027-DB BACKGROUND The appellants, Vishal Prafulsingh Solanke and another, filed
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