Bulletin 20 | Dec 2024 Snapshots PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT ARUN KUMAR VS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER The Court allowed a petition under S. 482 CrPC and quashed criminal proceedings under S. 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and S.…

Bulletin 19 | Nov 2024 Snapshots TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT & APPELLANT TRIBUNAL STAR INDIA PVT. LTD. V. THAMIZHAGA CA BLE TV COMMUNICATION LTD. In a petition filed before the TDSAT, it was alleged that the Respondent arbitrarily migrated subscribers from existing bouquet of channels…

Bulletin 16 | Aug 2024 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT SAREGAMA INDIA LTD. VS. EMAMI LTD. Saregama Ltd. filed a suit seeking to restrain the Defendant from using the musical and literary works of the song “Udi Jab Jab Zulfein” from the movie “Naya Daur”…

Bulletin 15 | July 2024 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT RAJAT SHARMA V. X CORP. & ORS. The Plaintiff filed a suit for defamation seeking an ex-parte injunction against political figures who claimed he used abusive language on air, and take-down of such defamatory posts as well…

Bulletin 14 | June 2024 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT BEIERSDORF AG V. HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED The Defendant’s in-mall marketing campaign for its ‘Ponds Superlight Gel’ being carried out by its sales representatives, who would apply cream from a ‘blue tub’ (identical to Plaintiff’s ‘NIVEA…

Bulletin 13 | May 2024 Snapshots BOMBAY HIGH COURT DAIWA PHARMACEUTICALS CO. LTD. V. DAIWA PHARMACEUTICALS PVT. LTD. & ORS. The High Court held the Defendant liable for passing off in a suit filed for the protection of the well- known ‘Daiwa’ trademarks of…

Bulletin 12 | Apr 2024 Snapshots DELHI HIGH COURT VIACOM 18 MEDIA LIMITED V. JOHN DOE & ORS. The Court, in a copyright and broadcasting rights infringement suit regarding TATA IPL 2024, issued a Dynamic+ injunction order akin to Universal City Studios LLC case,…