QuickPickle - Topical Updates: To IP & Beyond

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…

Bulletin 30 | Oct 2025 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT EBC PUBLISHING (P) LTD. AND ANRS. V. RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [CS(COMM.) 1034/2025] EBC, publisher of the “Coat Pocket Edition of the Constitution of India,” filed a suit against Rupa Publications alleging passing off and…