TRADEMARK
‘MAGGI’ WINS TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
Nestlé S.A. (Plaintiff) filed a trademark infringement suit before the Delhi HC against Shankeshwar Utensils & Appliances Private Limited (Defendant) for the infringement of the trademark ‘Maggi.’ The Defendant was manufacturing pressure cookers under the mark ‘Maggisun’, which was deceptively similar to Plaintiff’s well-known trademark ‘Maggi’. Subsequent to the suit, both parties entered into a settlement, wherein Defendant undertook that they will destroy all the pressure cookers and any other goods containing the infringing mark, and agreed to cancel its trademark ‘Maggisun’. Delhi HC approved their settlement, decreed the suit in terms of their settlement, and directed both parties to abide by the settlement.
1.Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. & Anr. vs. M/s Shree Shankeshwar Utensils & Appliances Pvt Ltd., CS(COMM) 106/2018 & I.A. 10192/2010
TRADEMARK
‘BROCODE’ FILM GETS INTERIM PROTECTION
M/S. Ravi Mohan Studios Pvt Ltd. (Plaintiff) has filed the case against M/s. Indo Bevs Pvt Ltd. (Respondent) in the High Court of Madras, alleging that the Respondent had threatened the film studio over the use of the title ‘Brocode’ for their upcoming action-comedy movie. The Plaintiff stated that the usage of the title ‘Brocode’ for his upcoming movie did not infringe the trademark of the Respondent and requested the court to grant an injunction to restrain the Respondent from making baseless threats or from interfering with the marketing, production, or release of the film. The Court observed that in view of the Respondent’s pending trademark application for ‘Brocode’, the Court granted an interim injunction for three weeks, to protect the Applicant from baseless threats of trademark infringement.
1.M/s. Ravi Mohan Studios Pvt Ltd. vs. M/s. Indo Bevs Pvt. Ltd., O.A.No.972 of 2025
TRADEMARK
RELIANCE SECURES AD-INTERIM RELIEF FOR ‘JIO’ MARK
Reliance Industries Ltd. (Plaintiff) has filed the case before Bombay HC against Asif Ahmed and Others (Defendant) for restraining the use of trademark “JIO”. Defendants have been using the impugned mark for taxi services under the domain name www.jiocabs.com. Plaintiff argued that their well-known mark is registered across multiple classes and Defendant’s use of the mark in domain and other associated promotional materials is causing serious harm to their brand. Plaintiff contended this amounted to infringement of Trademark and asked for interim protection to prevent further misuse and public confusion.
Bombay HC passed an ad-interim relief to the Plaintiff by restraining the Defendants from using the ‘JIO’ mark, domain, logos, labels or any artwork identical or deceptively similar to the Plaintiff’s registered trademarks. Next hearing is scheduled on 28th November, 2025.
1. Reliance Industries Limited vs. Asif Ahmed & Ors., IA No. 28031 of 2025
TRADEMARK
RELIEF GRANTED TO SWASTIK TEA IN TM DISPUTE
Jivraj Tea Company Limited (Plaintiff) filed a trademark infringement suit before the Surat District Court against Swastik Tea (Defendant), seeking injunction to restrain the Defendant from using “Swastik 6”. Plaintiff contended that number 6 in the label of “Swastik 6” when reversed looked deceptively similar to “Jivraj 9”. Further, they argued that the color combinations used by Swastik could cause confusion among the consumers being similar to the Plaintiff’s marks.
The court rejected Plaintiff’s arguments holding that the said trademarks prima facie does not resemble the Plaintiff’s marks, nor is there any likelihood of causing any consumer confusion. It held that the Plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of infringement against the Defendant and dismissed the injunction application as well as permitted Swastik to continue using its “Swastik 6” label.
PATENT
HEXAWARE SUED OVER PATENT INFRINGEMENT
Natsoft and Others (Plaintiff) have filed a suit before the US District Court against Hexaware Technologies (Defendant) seeking $500 million in damages for patent infringement. The Plaintiff alleged that Defendant illegally incorporated their technologies onto its platforms, including automated code testing, business-rule extraction, code generation, and legacy modernization. The Plaintiff further alleged that the Defendant misused confidential information and technology shared during their partnership to build its own competing platforms. The Defendant, at an informal stage, communicated that the complaint filed by the Plaintiffs is without merit and stated that it will take appropriate legal action once formal communication is received from the U.S. Court.
1.Natsoft Corporation vs. Hexaware Technologies Limited (1:25-cv-11517), (N.D. III.)
COPYRIGHT
GROVE STREET SEEKS REDBOX’S IP RIGHTS
Grove Street Partners is set to acquire the “IP Litigation Assets’’ i.e., their “right to sue”, as part of its offer to purchase the IP litigation assets of Redbox from its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment). Redbox had incurred significant losses over the years and had subsequently filed for bankruptcy, creating an opportunity for Grove Street to acquire its rights. Grove Street later bid over $100 million to acquire CSS Entertainment. These IP litigation assets include the right to file copyright infringement claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against ISPs and third parties for the alleged piracy of Redbox’s content. Redbox had previously filed similar infringement lawsuits against ISPs, but those cases came to a halt following the bankruptcy, which Grove Street now plans to revive.
TRADE SECRET
INDIA PROPOSES NEW TRADE SECRET FRAMEWORK
The Indian government is considering the Law Commission’s report on Trade Secrets Law to strengthen the country’s intellectual property framework. The report establishes a clear statutory framework for defining a trade secret, and for protection confidential business information such as formulas, processes, and strategies based on common law principles. Further, trade secrets protection will not grant any legal monopoly to the creator of the work or invention; rather, it will safeguard creators from unauthorized disclosure, improper use, or acquisition of confidential information. This move would bring India in line with global IP standards, offering robust businesses and predictable protection for their most valuable undisclosed information.
