Trade Marks Delhi High Court permanently restrains Sadar Bazar wholesaler from selling counterfeit Woodland goods Justice Prathiba M Singh also directed the Sadar Bazar wholesale trader to pay a total of ₹5 lakh to Woodland’s parent company within a period of three months. October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Indian IPR
Injunction Passing Off Trade Marks Court restrains NIC Natural Ice Cream from using trademark of Natural Ice Cream Natural Ice Cream was founded in the year 1984 and now has over 140 franchises in 42 cities across the country. NIC ice-cream is stated to have been started by a partner in one of Natural’s franchises. October 26, 2022 Indian IPR
Commercial Courts Act Trade Marks Court restrains MobilePe from offering UPI, BHIM services after PhonePe trademark suit Held that the logos of the two apps were similar, and that a prima facie case of “possible deception” had been made out. October 26, 2022 Indian IPR
Copyright Jugjugg Jeeyo in a suit claiming copyright infringement – Injunction application to stay release of movies rejected by PO Commercial Court Ranchi June 26, 2022 Indian IPR
Design HAVELLS vs PANASONIC FANS HELD Panasonic, restrained from manufacturing, marketing and selling ceiling fans belonging to its ‘Venice Prime’ series of fans as it was found to be deceptively similar to those made by Indian electrical equipment company, Havell’s, under its ‘Enticer Art-NS Stone’ series June 3, 2022 Indian IPR
Infringement - Trade Mark Registered trademark “KEI” HELD “interlocutory injunction, restraining the defendants, or their agents, sister concerns or any entity incorporated by the Defendants or anyone acting for and on their behalf as the case maybe, from using the impugned mark , in relation to any electrical goods or instruments, including electrical fans, room coolers, geysers, electric heating apparatus etc., or any allied or similar goods May 19, 2022 Indian IPR
Infringement - Trade Mark Injunction granted – Plaintiff’s mark ‘ATLANTIS’, owing to the unique nature of the resorts which are run by it, have prima facie, gained enormous global reputation, especially in the Indian subcontinent.” May 18, 2022 Indian IPR
Copyright Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against News Nation, Suspects Defence Of ‘Fair Use’ in an non exclusive agreement termination case filed by Shemaroo Films’ RE Copyright Infringement Suit April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Indian IPR
Injunction Infringement of trade mark and passing off – Held, Though by postponement of the issue with regard to grant of adinterim injunction, the order might have caused some inconvenience and may be, to some extent, prejudice to the respondent-plaintiff; the same could not be treated as a ‘judgment’ inasmuch as there was no conclusive finding as to whether the respondentplaintiff was entitled for grant of adinterim injunction or not March 18, 2022 Indian IPR
Trade Marks HELD the mark „super‟ is devoid of any distinctive character and not capable of distinguishing the goods of the plaintiff. Therefore, even if the plaintiff has obtained registration in respect of the marks „SUPER CUTESTERS‟, „SUPER CUTES‟ and „SUPER CUTEZ‟, it would not give him exclusive right over the use of the word „SUPER‟. March 3, 2022 Indian IPR
