Supreme Court Asks P&H HC To Expedite Radico Khaitan's Challenge To Injunction On 'The Spirit Of Kashmyr' Mark

The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to expedite the hearing of Radico Khaitan Ltd.'s challenge to an injunction restraining it from marketing vodka under the mark 'THE SPIRIT OF KASHMYR', amid a trademark dispute with Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. over the competing marks 'CASHMIR' and 'CASHMERE'.The Commercial Court at Karnal, Haryana on May 29, 2025 held in favour of Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. at this stage, dismissing Radico Khaitan Ltd.'s applications...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Restraining 'Saurashtra Aaj Tak' From Using 'Aaj Tak' Name

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order restraining a Rajkot-based Gujarati newspaper from using the name “Saurashtra Aaj Tak” in a trademark dispute with TV Today Network, which operates the news channel “Aaj Tak”.A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, after hearing the parties, declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's July 30, 2026, order, which held TV Today Network to be the prior user of the “Aaj Tak”...

'Why Are You Fighting Unnecessarily?': Supreme Court Declines Ilaiyaraaja's Challenge In 'En Iniya Pon Nilave' Copyright Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with music composer Ilaiyaraaja's challenge against the Delhi High Court's dismissal of his review petition in the copyright dispute concerning the song “En Iniya Pon Nilave” from the Tamil film Moodu Pani. The Delhi High Court's Single Judge held that while Ilaiyaraaja retained certain rights in the musical work, he had no copyright in the sound recording or lyrics and therefore could not assign those rights to Vels. The Division Bench...

Supreme Court Extends Dabur's Deadline To Exhaust 9,020 'Cool King Thanda Tel' Cartons Till November

The Supreme Court on Friday extended by two months the deadline for Dabur India Limited to exhaust 9,020 cartons of “Cool King Thanda Tel”, in its trademark and trade-dress dispute with Emami Limited. The deadline, originally fixed by the Delhi High Court as September 30, 2026, will now operate until November 2026, subject to the existing conditions imposed on Dabur.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe extended the permission while refusing to interfere with the Delhi High Court...

Supreme Court Declines To Interfere With HC Order Refusing ITC Interim Relief In 'DAKSHIN' Mark Dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order dismissing ITC Limited's appeal seeking to restrain Adyar Gate Hotels Limited from using the “DAKSHIN” trademark for its standalone Chennai restaurant.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan dismissed ITC's Special Leave Petition, finding no reason to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order.“As the suit is at large and the impugned order is only an interim order, we do not find any reason to...

Can State Notifications Let Civil Judges Decide Trademark Cases? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a larger bench the question of whether State notifications notifying Civil Judges (Senior Division) as Commercial Courts can override the Trade Marks Act requirement that infringement suits be instituted before a District Court.The issue arises from Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. It bars a suit seeking relief for trademark infringement from being filed before a court below the District Court having jurisdiction to try it. The question is whether...

Chai Sutta Bar Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Against Injunction Over 'MAATEA' Mark In Dispute With Macha

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Chai Sutta Bar Trading Pvt Ltd to withdraw its special leave petition challenging the Delhi High Court order concerning the injunction restraining it from using the 'MAATEA' mark for tea products.On July 7, 2026, the High Court disposed of Chai Sutta Bar's appeal against the District Court order which held that MAATEA prima facie mimicked the sound and structure of MACHA held by Macha Consumer Products and conveyed the same commercial impressionThe High Court...

Supreme Court Stays Swiss Company's Patent Suit Against Techfab Before Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 1 September stayed further proceedings before the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a patent infringement suit filed by Swiss company Geobrugg AG against Techfab (India) Industries Ltd. over the manufacture and sale of high-tensile wire mesh products sold under the “TECCO” brand. A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli issued notice returnable on 2 November and directed the parties to complete their pleadings in the meantime. During the hearing, the judges...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Bombay HC Ruling Trademark Evidence Deadline Is Directory

The Supreme Court on 24 August issued notice on Black Diamond Motors Pvt. Ltd.'s challenge to a Bombay High Court judgment holding that the two-month period prescribed under Rule 45 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 for filing an evidence affidavit is directory and not a mandatory deadline. A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran made the notice “returnable after four weeks” and directed that “in the meantime, the proceedings of rectification shall remain stayed.” The...

Supreme Court Asks Matrimony.com, FreeElective Network To Explore Settlement In 'Jodii' Trademark Dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday asked matchmaking app Matrimony.com Ltd and FreeElective Network Pvt Ltd to explore an amicable settlement in a trademark dispute concerning Matrimony.com's 'Jodii' matchmaking app and FreeElective's registered 'Jodi365' mark. The Court was hearing Matrimony.com Ltd's challenge against the Madras High Court order that restrained Matrimony.com from using the mark 'Jodii' for its matchmaking app. The High Court's Division Bench set aside a 2022 order of a Single...

Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order Holding Unlicensed IPRS Music In Hotels Is Copyright Infringement

Today, the Supreme Court stayed a Calcutta High Court judgment holding that providing cable television connections to individual hotel rooms amounts to “communication to the public” under the Copyright Act, 1957 and constitutes copyright infringement. A Bench comprising Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli issued notice and stayed the High Court judgment while hearing Hotel Appolo & Tours Private Limited's challenge to the judgment dated 4 August 2026. Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Restraining Use Of 'Medilice' Mark For Anti-Lice Hair Oil

The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court's December 2025 judgment that upheld a trial court's finding of trademark infringement against Kirit Bhadiadra in a dispute over the mark "Medilice." A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Arun Palli, hearing the matter on June 18, observed that the controversy "would require a deeper scrutiny." The dispute is between Wings Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, which sells an anti-lice shampoo under the mark "Medilice," and Bhadiadra,...