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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
News Madhya Pradesh High Court: “Mere non-payment does not constitute cheating” — Court quashes FIR alleging cheating, breach of trust, and forgery in farmers’ crop purchase dispute RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read
