Delhi HC Orders Cookware Brand to Delist Products with ‘Amul’ Name from Online Platforms

The Delhi High Court (HC) has recently ordered the owner of a cookware brand to stop producing products with the ‘Amul’ name and delist them from all the online platforms after well-known dairy brand Amul approached it in a Trademark Infringement lawsuit. In the order passed on 28th October 2022, a single-judge bench of Justice
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Madras HC Temporarily Restrains MobilePe from Offering UPI/BHIM Services in TM Lawsuit

In a Trademark Infringement lawsuit filed by PhonePe (the Indian digital payments and financial technology company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka), the Commercial Division of Madras High Court (HC) temporarily restrained MobilePe from offering any BHIM or UPI services. After prima facie satisfaction that a case of deception has been made out by PhonePe, which is in a
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E-Commerce Giant Amazon Launches IP Accelerator in the United Arab Emirates

E-commerce giant Amazon has recently launched an Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), thereby making it convenient and more cost-effective for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to obtain Trademark Registration, safeguard their brands, and tackle infringing products on Amazon.ae. Available to any and every other brand selling on Amazon.ae, IP Accelerator directly connects
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Delhi HC Restrains Foreign Company From Using ‘TATA’ TM in Cryptocurrency Trading

The Delhi High Court, ruling in favor of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd., has permanently restrained a UK-based company from unauthorisedly using the Registered Trademark ‘TATA’ of the Indian conglomerate for marketing and selling digital tokens or cryptocurrency. Justice Prathiba M. Singh recently confirmed an ad interim injunction order of the Division Bench. She passed an
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Happy Belly Bakes vs. Amazon – Bengaluru-Based Small Bakery Wins Trademark Battle

It’s a big win for small-time establishments as a Bengaluru-based bakery has recently won a prolonged trademark battle against the e-commerce giant Amazon. The bakery, Happy Belly Bakes, was entangled in a legal Trademark Dispute over the trademark of the name ‘Happy Belly’ with Amazon. A civil court in Bengaluru recently issued an order refraining
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Delhi High Court Directs Telegram to Reveal its Channels’ Source & Details

The Delhi High Court (HC) has recently directed the globally accessible freemium, cloud-based, cross-platform instant messaging service, Telegram, to go against its privacy policy and reveal the source and details of its channels. The Delhi HC wants the platform to disclose the details of channels and devices used to disseminate alleged copyright infringing content, along
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Usain Bolt Moves to File Trademark Application for His Signature Victory Pose

More often than not, sportspersons have their signature victory poses, which they break out after a memorable point of their career, like Gareth Bale’s heart sign that he makes with his fingers and Lionel Messi pointing both fingers towards the heavens. Perhaps in the world, one of the most recognizable poses for the victory celebration
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MetaX Hits Facebook Owner Meta with a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

MetaX LLC, a company specializing in creating immersive virtual reality experiences, has recently filed a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly stealing and using the company’s name for its pivot to the metaverse. MetaX, based out of New York, has told the court that it has been crushed
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Manolo Blahnik Emerges Victorious in Decades-Long Trademark Dispute in China

One of the world’s most successful shoe designers, Manolo Blahnik, has recently won a trademark dispute in China concerning the right to use his name in the nation, thereby ending a costly 22-year-old legal battle. China’s highest court, in a rare ruling recently, canceled a trademark incorporating Manolo Blahnik’s name and owned by Chinese businessman
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Delhi HC Restrains Use of Facebake & Other Facebook Formative Trademarks

The Delhi High Court (HC) has permanently restrained the use of marks, including ‘Facecake,’ ‘Facebake,’ Facebook marks, the visual representation of Facebook, and other Facebook formative trademarks of the social media giant, in a Trademark Infringement suit filed by Meta (previously known as Facebook). Justice Naveen Chawla has awarded nominal damages of Rs. 50,000 against the defendants
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