Enforcement & Litigation
Perspectives on enforcement & litigation across India and the subcontinent.
Raja Pannir Selvam · 2 January 2026
Advertised Without a Translation: A Registration Cancelled Years Later
Marks in Tamil and Telugu were advertised without the transliteration and translation the Rules require. The Madras High Court held that such an advertisement is no advertisement in the eye of law, and cancelled the registrations.
4 December 2025
Who Owns a Voice? Identity Rights in the Age of AI
A few minutes of recorded audio is enough to clone a voice convincingly. Indian courts have responded with a wave of personality rights orders — and the harder question is where protecting identity ends and restricting commentary begins.
Raja Pannir Selvam · 1 April 2025
Wakefit Reclaims wakefit.in: Passive Squatting Is Still Bad Faith
A registrant parked wakefit.in on a pay-per-click page and hid their identity. Under the INDRP, Wakefit won it back — the tribunal holding that even passive holding of an infringing domain, plus concealment, amounts to bad faith.
Raja Pannir Selvam · 1 April 2025
Bose Reclaims boseindia.co.in: A Win Against Cybersquatting
A German registrant grabbed boseindia.co.in to sell look-alike products. Under the INDRP, Bose won it back — the tribunal finding confusing similarity, no legitimate interest and bad faith. What the March 2025 award means for well-known brands online.
Vijayalakshmi R · 28 February 2025
Delhi High Court Orders Amazon to Pay ₹339 Crore for Counterfeit Goods
In a landmark 2025 ruling, the Delhi High Court held Amazon liable for ₹339.25 crore over counterfeit Beverly Hills Polo Club goods sold on its platform — a turning point for marketplace liability in India.
6 December 2024
IndiGo's '6E' vs Mahindra's 'BE 6e': A Trademark Turbulence
IndiGo has used '6E' as a brand for eighteen years; Mahindra Electric adopted 'BE 6e' for an EV. IndiGo sought an injunction in the Delhi High Court — a case testing cross-industry rights in an alphanumeric mark.
Rohit Magesh · 5 November 2024
The JioHotstar Domain Saga: Why Squatting on a Brand Doesn't Pay
A Delhi individual registered jiohotstar.com before the Jio–Hotstar merger, hoping to cash in. Why that is cybersquatting — not a clever bet — and how the UDRP's three-part test decides who keeps the domain.
Adlin Mini M · 29 October 2024
Domain Registrars and Trademark Abuse: Snapdeal v. GoDaddy
Snapdeal sued 32 domain registrars over 'SNAPDEAL' look-alike domains. The Delhi High Court stopped short of blanket injunctions but ordered registrars to build grievance and abuse mechanisms — and disable privacy that hides infringers.
Adlin Mini M · 26 September 2024
Goa's Wedding-Music Circular and the Section 52(1)(za) Copyright Fight
Goa told police that wedding music needs no copyright NOC, citing the 'religious ceremony' exemption. The Bombay High Court struck the circular down as ultra vires — the executive cannot rewrite the Copyright Act by circular.
Raja Pannir Selvam · 11 September 2024
Opposition Revived: You Can't Abandon It for Late Evidence If the Counter-Statement Was Never Served
The Bombay High Court revived a trademark opposition the Registry had abandoned for late evidence — because the opponent was never actually served the counter-statement that starts the clock. Procedure must be followed strictly.
Adlin Mini M · 30 August 2024
Fake Legal Notices: How Scammers Impersonate IP Law Firms
Scammers are impersonating well-known law firms — fake legal notices from look-alike emails and WhatsApp accounts, demanding payment over invented IP violations. How Shardul Amarchand, Anand & Anand and others fought back, and how to protect yourself.
Khushboo Agarwal · 6 August 2024
Arijit Singh v. Codible: Personality Rights Against AI Voice Cloning
The Bombay High Court protected singer Arijit Singh against AI tools cloning his voice and likeness without consent — a landmark for celebrity personality rights in the age of generative AI.