News Kerala High Court holds that “censorship cannot be grounded on isolated impressions” — Court stresses artistic freedom and directs reconsideration of film certification in light of proper statutory standards RawlawNovember 15, 20256 min read Save
News Kerala High Court holds that “a remarriage cannot take away a vested statutory right under Rule 51B” — Court declares that compassionate appointment is a mandatory entitlement for dependents of aided school teachers and sets aside rejection order RawlawNovember 15, 20256 min read Save
News Delhi High Court: “Mandatory injunction cannot grant commercial advantage at interim stage” — Division Bench stays transfer of domain names ‘bimasugam.com’ and ‘bimasugam.in’ to respondent pending appeal RawlawNovember 14, 20257 min read Save
News Delhi High Court: “Coined expressions enjoy full protection against dishonest imitation” — Court restrains sale of ‘Schezwan Tufani Chutney’ for infringing Tata Group’s ‘Schezwan Chutney’ trademark RawlawNovember 14, 20257 min read Save
News Delhi High Court: “Triple identity established — mark, products, and consumers identical” — Court restrains use of ‘Lotus Salon’ for infringing the well-known trademark ‘LOTUS’ of Lotus Herbals RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
News Delhi High Court: “Garden of God cannot erase the name of Karim” — Court upholds trademark rights of iconic restaurant but modifies injunction with disclaimer direction RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
News Calcutta High Court: “Registrar of Trademarks has all the trappings of a court”—Division Bench rules Letters Patent Appeal not maintainable against order under Section 91 of the Trademarks Act RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
News Bombay High Court: “Courts must sit in the armchair of the consumer to assess trademark confusion” — Matter remanded for fresh determination of deceptive similarity between SNN and SNT popcorn packaging RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
News Madras High Court: “Generic words cannot be monopolised” — Court vacates injunction restraining Rajasthan salon from using the mark ‘Bounce’, holds the term is descriptive and non-distinctive under trademarks act, 1999 RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
News Bombay High Court: “Trademark protection extends even to illiterate consumers” — Court upholds injunction restraining sale of deceptively similar bidi bundles despite packaging irregularities RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read Save
