Author: ADVOCATE AJAY AMITABH SUMAN

Facts This case involves a patent dispute between two companies in the healthcare field. The plaintiffs, Helsinn Healthcare SA and another party, filed a lawsuit against the defendant, Hetero Healthcare Limited. The main claim was that the defendant was infringing on the plaintiffs’ registered patent number 426553 by selling a product called “NETUPIN.” The plaintiffs asked the court for a permanent order to stop the defendant from selling or promoting this product, along with requests for money damages, an accounting of profits, and handing over any infringing items. The lawsuit deals with medicinal or pharmaceutical products, and it touches on…

Fact This case involves a legal battle over trademarks between Pooja Electric Co., which is the plaintiff, and Anand Tomar, who runs a business called Pooja Rading Company, as the defendant. The plaintiff is a company dealing in electrical goods and has claimed rights over certain trademarks related to its business. The main suit was filed to protect these trademarks from being used by the defendant in a way that could confuse customers or harm the plaintiff’s reputation. The plaintiff had applied for registration of three specific trademarks with numbers 2990322, 3382660, and 2990321 before starting the lawsuit. These applications…

Crocs Inc vs The Registrar Of Trademarks Case Number: C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 82/2023 Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:8660 Name Of Court: High Court Of Delhi Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Tejas Karia Order Date: September 26, 2025 Facts This case is about a company called Crocs Inc, which makes and sells footwear, asking the court to cancel a trademark owned by another party. Crocs Inc started in 2002 in the United States and created the brand name “Crocs” for its shoes. The company sells many types of shoes for men, women, and children, with over 300 styles that are popular around the world, including…

Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd. Vs. Syed Jawed Mohsin & Another Facts Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd., part of the globally known Danone Group, has a long history in the nutrition sector dating back to 1896. One of its most recognized products in India is Protinex, a nutritional protein supplement brand introduced in 1957. Over time, the ownership of this brand changed hands. It was first registered by Dumex Pvt. Ltd., later acquired by Pfizer Group in 1972, then taken over by Wockhardt Group in 2006, and finally assigned to the Danone Group through a deed of assignment.…

Mr. AR Rahman Vs. Ustaf Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar And Ors Order date: 24.09.2025 Case Number: FAO(OS) (COMM) 86/2025 Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:8522 Name of Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Name of Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice C. Hari Shankar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash Shukla Facts The story of this legal battle starts with a famous musician named Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar, who is a Padma Shri awardee and a well-known singer in the Dagarvani style of Dhrupad, which is a type of old Indian classical music. He is the son of the late Ustad N. Faiyazuddin Dagar…

Nokia Technologies Oy Vs. Asustek Computer Inc & Ors. Facts Nokia Technologies Oy (Plaintiff) initiated three connected suits against Asustek Computer Inc, Acer Inc, and Hisense Group Holdings, alleging infringement of two patents, IN 424507 and IN 338105. The defendants manufacture electronic products and were accused of using Nokia’s patented technology without authorization. To substantiate its claims and to comply with court procedure, Nokia also proposed to file comparable licensing agreements signed with third parties, many containing sensitive commercial information. Procedural Detail The core dispute in these suits related to the creation and functioning of a “Confidentiality Club” to safeguard…

Fact This case is about a company called Triumph Designs Limited, which is the petitioner, asking the court to cancel a trademark owned by Tube Investments of India, the first respondent, and another party. The trademark in question is “Triumph,” registered under number 135253 in class 12, which covers cycles that are driven only by feet, like basic bicycles. The main reason the petitioner wants this cancellation is because the respondent has not used the mark at all for a very long time. The petitioner is a well-known company from the United Kingdom that makes motorcycles and is part of…

Shoranur Metal Industries LLP & Another Vs. The Metal Industries Limited & Another Facts The story of this case begins with a company called The Metal Industries Limited, which is owned by the Government of Kerala. This company has been around for about 94 years, starting way back, and its main office is in Shoranur. They make tools for farming, such as sickles, spades, shovels, pickaxes, axes, saws, cutleries, and mammatties. Their products are sold under the brand name Tusker, which comes with a special emblem. Over the years, this company built a good name for itself, and people know…

SML Limited Vs. Safex Chemicals (India) Ltd — Order Summary Facts This case involves a company called SML Limited, which used to be known as Sulphur Mills Limited, claiming that another company, Safex Chemicals (India) Ltd, was wrongly using a trade name very similar to its own. SML Limited makes products like fertilizers and plant nutrients, and it registered the name “TRACKON” for these items in 2019 after applying in 2018. It also registered “TRACKON GOLD” in 2021. The company changed its name to SML Limited in 2022 and updated the registrations to reflect this change. SML Limited says it…

Facts This case centers on a dispute over a real estate development project in Mumbai involving multiple parties, including developers, individuals, and housing societies. The story begins with a development agreement signed on May 7, 1995, between the Gorai Road Ashtavinayak Nagar Co-op. Hsg. Societies Union Ltd., a federation of housing societies, and Sailee Developers Pvt. Ltd. The agreement was for redeveloping a property, where Sailee Developers was supposed to provide new flats to the existing members of the societies and use the remaining development potential for its own profit. On June 24, 1997, a few more societies joined the…