Media — India Trademark Cases
5 decisions indexed
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Tv Today Network Limited v.Capital Tv And Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction in favor of Tv Today Network Limited against Capital TV and others. The court found a prima facie case of passing off and trademark infringement, noting that the defendants were imitating the plaintiff's distinctive program names and logos across various digital platforms. Consequently, the defendants were restrained from using deceptively similar marks for news/current affairs programs and ordered to take down all infringing links online.
Ht Media Limited & Anr. v.Hindustan News Network & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favor of Ht Media Limited against Hindustan News Network. The court found that the defendant was attempting to pass off its news channel and name as being connected with the long-established 'HINDUSTAN' mark owned by the plaintiff. Consequently, the defendants were restrained from using the infringing mark and logo, and orders were issued compelling domain registrars (GoDaddy) and tech platforms (Google/Meta) to suspend the infringing website and take down related content.
Mr. Gangadharappa Munindra Kumar @ Kumar G.M v.M/S. Eaglesight Media Private Limited
This Civil Revision Petition challenged a lower court's dismissal of an intellectual property suit filed by M/S. Eaglesight Media Private Limited. The core dispute revolved around whether the trial court had jurisdiction, given that the suit related to trademarks and other assets but was valued low due to seeking only injunction. The High Court addressed this jurisdictional conflict, emphasizing that for commercial IP disputes, the 'Specified Value' under the Commercial Courts Act must be determined based on the market value of the intangible right, not merely the nature of the prayer.
Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited & Anr. v.Mr. Ajay Kumar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction in favor of Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited (Times Group) against the defendants for infringing their intellectual property rights. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were illegally making available electronic copies of 'The Times of India' and 'The Economic Times,' as well as using the plaintiff's logo on their website without authorization. The court found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off, leading to an order restraining the use of the trademarks and copyrighted works, and directing the locking of the infringing domain name.
M/S Living Media India Ltd. & Anr v.Asad Patel & Ors
The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of M/S Living Media India Ltd., granting a permanent injunction against the defendants for infringing their registered trademark 'AAJ TAK'. The court found that the defendant's use of 'Khabrein AAJ TAK,' despite the prefix, was deceptively similar and amounted to passing off. While the plaintiffs were successful in securing the injunction, they failed to provide cogent evidence regarding business loss or profits derived by the defendants, meaning no damages were awarded.
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