Court: Delhi High Court

Counterfeiter of Louis Vuitton goods faces court’s wrath for violating injunction order

The Delhi High Court ordered a counterfeiter to pay Rs500,000 to Louis Vuitton Malletier for disobeying an injunction order passed by the court.

08 March 2023

Appeal makes sense of contrary submissions before Trademarks Registry and Delhi High Court

A fresh appeal from a two-judge bench weighs the plaintiff’s attempts to claim that the defendant’s trademark “is deceptively similar” to its own against its previous declaration before the Trademarks Registry that there was “no likelihood of confusion” between the two marks.

23 February 2023

Recurring tyre dispute shines spotlight on the strength of proprietary rights

The Delhi High Court has affirmed that a tyre tread pattern can function as a source indicator, thus meaning that it qualifies for protection against copycat products.

16 February 2023

SUBWAY v SUBERB: Subway cannot claim exclusivity over ‘sub’, says Delhi High Court

In a blow to multinational fast-food restaurant chain Subway, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a request for an interim injunction restraining the use of SUBERB in relation to sandwiches.

07 February 2023

SWISS MILITARY marks not owned by federal agency of Swiss Federation are ‘false trade descriptions’, says Delhi High Court

In a victory for Armasuisse, Switzerland’s defence procurement office, the Delhi High Court set aside a decision allowing the registration of a white cross on a red background with the words ‘Swiss military’.

03 February 2023

Policing and Takedown Strategies for Rogue Websites

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2022

For IP owners, online infringement has perhaps been the bane of the Internet, and the issues only increase by the day with the mushrooming of e-commerce operators.

02 February 2023

Subway defeat in India; EUIPO annuls BIG MAC decision; new DPMA president – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at Asian IP offices closing for Lunar New Year, Myanmar likely enforcing a new Trademark Law from March, and much more.

17 January 2023

Hotel services, well-known marks, targeting and more: the five most-read Legal Updates of the year

Analysis of an EU decision on genuine use came top of our list of most-read Legal Updates in 2022.

26 December 2022

Delhi High Court allows appeal in NO TURN dispute

In a dispute over the use of NO TURN for mattresses, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has overturned a decision of the single judge refusing to grant an injunction restraining the defendant from using the mark. 

15 December 2022

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