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December 20, 2024

Bombay HC restrains Chrome21 India from infringing Hind Rectifiers’s mark ‘HIRECT’; declares ‘HIRECT’ as a well-known trade mark.

The rival marks are structurally, phonetically, and visually identical and/or deceptively similar when compared as a whole and the word ‘HIRECT’ is the important, prominent, and essential feature of the plaintiff’s registered mark.
December 23, 2024

Delhi High Court restrains Alpino Health Foods from Disparaging “OATS” in ads following Marico suit

The Delhi High Court has temporarily barred Alpino Health Foods, backed by Shilpa Shetty, from airing advertisements that allegedly disparage oats as a food category. Marico, known for its Saffola oats, filed a lawsuit against Alpin claiming their ad campaign falsely portrays oats as unpalatable. The court will revisit the case on March 19, 2025.
December 24, 2024

Delhi High Court Issues Injunction to Protect Journalist Rajat Sharma’s Image and India TV Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has issued an interim injunction to prevent the unauthorized use of journalist Rajat Sharma's image and the trademarks of his news channel, India TV. Justice Amit Bansal delivered the decision in response to Sharma's legal case, which alleges misuse of his identity and the channel's intellectual property for financial gain.
December 26, 2024

Nike leads way in footwear patent filings as manufacturers compete in ‘running shoe arms race’

Shoe manufacturers in a race to develop more advanced technologies such as carbon plates and nitrogen bubbles – patent and trademark litigation has followed New entrants like Li-Ning, Xtep, Hoka, and On are competing to supply elite runners.