QuickPickle - Topical Updates: To IP & Beyond

Bulletin 41 | September 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC. V. MR. JEROME FERNANDES Six Continents Hotels approached the Court seeking an injunction against the unauthorized misappropriation of its “HOLIDAY INN” marks by the Defendant in their hotel “HOTEL JEROME’S HOLIDAY…

Bulletin 40 | August 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC. V. REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS & ANR., C.A.(COMM. IPD-TM) 44/2025 The Court set aside the Registrar of Trade Marks’ order rejecting Columbia Pictures’ opposition to the mark ‘GHOST BUSTER’ in Class…

Bulletin 39 | July 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT RENEE COSMETICS PRIVATE LIMITED VS. MS. RUPALI SHARMA & ANR. C.O.(COMM. IPD-TM) 107/2025 The Court allowed a rectification petition filed by Renee Cosmetics seeking cancellation of the trademark “GLASS SKIN” in Class 3 registered in…

Bulletin 38 | June 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT BIOTYX MEDICAL SHENZHEN CO., LTD. V. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGN, C.A. (COMM. IPD-PAT) 47/2024 The Hon’ble Court has quashed and remanded an order passed by the Controller of Patents and Design, rejecting the grant…

Bulletin 37 | May 2026 Snapshots DELHI DISTRICT COURT, SAKET COURTS, DELHI MS. ANAMIKA SOOD V. GOOGLE LLC, D/B/A YOUTUBE & ANR. CS (COMM) No. 170/2021 In a copyright dispute between singer Anamika Sood and music label Saregama, the Court awarded compensation of Rs. 5…

Bulletin 36 | Apr 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT GAUTAM GAMBHIR V. ASHOK KUMAR/JOHN DOE & ORS., CS(COMM) 287/2026 The Court granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction to protect the personality and privacy rights of cricketer Gautam Gambhir, restraining the unauthorized commercial use of his…

Bulletin 35 | Mar 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT M/S RAMACIVIL INDIA CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD V. CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ARB.P. 1787/2025 The Court set aside the impleadment of a third-party to an arbitration and held that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not…

Bulletin 34 | Feb 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT EMAMI LIMITED V. DABUR INDIA LIMITED CS(COMM) 532 OF 2023 The Court considered a passing-off dispute over cooling hair oil trade dress between two major hair oil companies namely ‘Emami’ and ‘Dabur’. Emami, the Plaintiff argued…

Bulletin 33 | Jan 2026 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT MR. SUNIL GAVASKAR V. CRICKET TAK AND ORS CS (COMM) 1329 of 2025 The Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction protecting the personality and publicity rights of renowned former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. The Court restrained third-parties…

Bulletin 32 | Dec 2025 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT QUANTUM HI-TECH MERCHANDISING v. LG ELECTRONICS INDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS. FAO(COMM) 22/2022 The Division Bench of the Court upheld the decision of the Commercial Court and dismissed Quantum Hi-Tech’s appeal, noting that it had…

Bulletin 31 | Nov 2025 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT HRITIK ROSHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS. [CS(COMM.) 1107/2025] In a suit filed by actor Hritik Roshan, the Court restrained entities from creating disparaging content and consequently misusing the actor’s personality for monetary gains.…

Bulletin 29 | September 2025 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT YATRA ONLINE LTD. v. MACH CONFERENCES & EVENTS LTD. [CS(COMM.) 1099/2024] Yatra.com, an online travel booking company, filed a suit for infringement, passing off, and misrepresentation against the Defendant, who was preparing to launch a similar…