In November 2025, a series of significant developments unfolded across India’s Intellectual Property landscape. From the Delhi HC’s orders restraining unauthorised cricket streaming and addressing copyright and trade dress copying in the Visage Beauty dispute, to the Madras HC rejecting Marico’s claim over Everest Coconut Oil packaging, the month witnessed notable copyright rulings. Trade mark actions were equally prominent, with courts protecting ITC’s GOLD FLAKE and BUKHARA marks, enforcing Asian Paints and METRO rights, and examining trade dress similarity in the SNT—SNN popcorn dispute. Personality rights also gained judicial focus, with relief granted to creator Raj Shamani and news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap. Together, these decisions capture the month’s most significant developments in copyright, trade mark, trade dress, and personality rights.
Delhi High Court| Delhi HC restrains unauthorised cricket streams on rogue websites; Protects JioStar’s Exclusive Media Rights
In an application filed by JioStar under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, seeking a permanent injunction restraining Defendants 1 to 4 (‘rogue websites’) from unauthorised streaming of India’s cricket matches, the Single Judge Bench of Tejas Karia, J, held that such unauthorised streaming would pose a significant threat to JioStar’s revenue streams and would undermine the considerable investment made by JioStar in acquiring the exclusive rights to stream such matches. [JioStar India Pvt. Ltd. v. Cricfy TV, 2025 SCC OnLine Del 8430] Read more HERE
Delhi High Court| Delhi High Court restrains Freecia Professional from infringing on Visage Beauty’s O 3+ facial kits packaging and mark
In a petition under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, wherein the petitioner, Visage Beauty sought an interim injunction restraining Defendant 1, Freecia Professional from infringing on its trade marks D-TAN, SHINE & GLOW and DERMOMELAN, the Single Judge Bench of Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, J, granted the injunction and held that the ‘ingredients’ and ‘steps to use’ mentioned on Defendant 1’s products had been substantially copied from the plaintiff’s packaging and therefore amounted to trade mark and copyright infringement. [Visage Beauty and Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. v. Freecia Professional India Pvt. Ltd., 2025 SCC OnLine Del 8552] Read more HERE
Madras High Court| Everest Coconut oil’s label and packaging ‘entirely distinct’ from Parachute: Madras High Court reject’s Marico’s Copyright claim