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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Protecting a Name, Face and Voice from Misuse and Deepfakes: Delhi High Court Grants a Personality-Rights Injunction

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has granted an injunction protecting a well-known actor's personality and publicity rights, restraining una...

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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Admit the Claim, Face a Decree: Bombay High Court Decrees a News-Brand Trademark Suit

Vakil Help Desk News: the Bombay High Court has decreed a trademark suit protecting a well-known news brand, after the defendants admitted the claim i...

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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Food Brands Need Extra Caution: Delhi High Court Decrees Domino's Suit Against a Copycat Pizza Outlet

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has decreed a trademark suit against a pizza outlet copying the 'Domino's' marks, observing that a higher d...

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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Copying a Drink's Whole Look, Not Just Its Name: Delhi High Court Injuncts a 'Lahori' Beverages Copycat

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction protecting the maker of the 'Lahori' range of drinks, restraining a new e...

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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Pending Design Restoration Application: Calcutta High Court Directs the Patent Office to Decide by Year-End

Vakil Help Desk News: the Calcutta High Court has directed the Controller of Patents & Designs to decide a long-pending application to restore a lapse...

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IPR 8 Oct 2026

Playing Songs at an Event Without a Licence: Bombay High Court Restrains Unlicensed Use of Sound Recordings

Vakil Help Desk News: the Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a club from publicly playing sound recordings in which anoth...

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IPR 7 Oct 2026

Similar Theme Is Not Copying: Madras High Court Rejects a Film-Script Copyright Claim

Vakil Help Desk News: the Madras High Court has dismissed a copyright appeal over a film script, holding there was no substantial similarity between t...

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IPR 7 Oct 2026

Use a Famous Mark and Ignore the Court, and You May Lose Outright: Delhi High Court Decrees Havells Suit

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has decreed Havells' trademark suit against a trader using the 'HAVELLS' name and domain, and awarded ₹5 la...

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IPR 7 Oct 2026

Phonetically Similar Marks for the Same Goods: Delhi High Court Injuncts 'ALUMAC' Against 'ALOMAX'

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has restrained a maker of aluminium panels from using the mark 'ALUMAC', finding it phonetically and visual...

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IPR 1 Oct 2026

Trademark Peace at the Top Court: Supreme Court Records a Hotel-Brand Settlement Over the 'Millennium' Mark

Vakil Help Desk News: the Supreme Court has recorded a mediated settlement in a long-running hotel trademark dispute over the 'Millennium' mark, allow...

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IPR 30 Sep 2026

Supreme Court to Examine Whether Patent Term Should Run From Grant When the Patent Office Delays

Vakil Help Desk News: the Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea asking whether a patent's 20-year term should be counted from the date of grant, o...

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IPR 30 Sep 2026

Is an Online Platform a Passive Intermediary or a Direct Infringer? That Needs a Trial, Says Delhi High Court

Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has refused to let an e-commerce platform exit an author's copyright suit, holding that whether it was a pa...

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