Inception Media LLP v. Star India Pvt. Ltd.

M/s.Maya Appliances P Ltd.vsApex Consumer Appliances P ltd.

M/s. Maya Appliances P Ltd. filed a civil suit alleging that Apex Consumer Appliances P ltd. was infringing upon its registered copyrights related to the design of its VIDIEM AIR frameless gas stove. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant's APEX EVA stoves were identical or deceptively similar, constituting both copyright infringement and passing off. Furthermore, the plaintiff asserted that the defendant used proprietary phrases from the promotional video on their carton boxes. The Madras High Court ultimately decreed the suit in favor of the plaintiff, granting injunctions, damages, and ordering the destruction of infringing products.

M/s. New Rubric Solutions LLPvsPearson India Education Services Private Limited

The plaintiff, M/s. New Rubric Solutions LLP, filed a suit alleging that the defendant, Pearson India Education Services Private Limited, infringed its intellectual property rights by using and misrepresenting the test results of its assessment product 'Kaleido' in the defendant's product 'MyPedia'. The court found in favor of the plaintiff.

Dabur India Ltd.vsSh. Ashok Aushadhi Udyog

Dabur India Ltd. filed a suit against Sh. Ashok Aushadhi Udyog alleging that the latter had adopted deceptively similar labels for ayurvedic tonics, specifically Dashmularishta and Ashokarishta. Dabur claimed ownership of copyright in the artistic work comprising these distinctive product labels. The court found sufficient evidence to establish Dabur's proprietary rights and ruled that the defendant's use constituted infringement. Consequently, the suit was decreed with permanent injunctions and punitive damages awarded.

Star India Pvt LtdvsExtramovies.Click & Ors.

Star India Pvt Ltd filed suit seeking permanent injunction against various rogue websites, ISPs, and government bodies for the unauthorized hosting and streaming of its film 'Tadap'. The plaintiff claimed exclusive rights over the cinematograph work. Throughout the proceedings, numerous additional infringing URLs were identified and blocking orders were issued by MEITY and DoT. Given that the film's theatrical run had concluded and no defense was raised by the rogue websites, the court confirmed the existing injunction and decreed the suit in favor of Star India.

Microsoft CorporationvsAshok Azad And Ors.

This case involved Microsoft Corporation, the owner of copyrighted computer software and registered trademarks, suing various computer training institutes for using pirated software. After initial injunctions were granted, the parties reached an amicable settlement which included undertakings by the respondents to cease infringement and legalize their software use. The subsequent petitions filed before the court sought contempt action based on alleged breaches of these undertakings. However, the Delhi High Court dismissed the petitions, ruling that since the undertaking was given only to the plaintiffs (the opposing party) and not directly to the court, it did not constitute a breach actionable under contempt jurisdiction.