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What’s in a God’s Name? Siyaram Wins Trademark Battle in Bombay

Close-up macro photograph of premium suiting fabric in deep navy and charcoal grey, with a fine herringbone or pinstripe weave pattern. Along the selvedge edge, the word "Siyaram" appears subtly woven or embossed into the cloth in a slightly lighter thread.

Siyaram Silk Mills and Stanford Siyaram Fashion Private Limited clashed before the Bombay High Court in a trademark infringement and passing off dispute over the “Siyaram” mark. Can a Hindu deity’s name be monopolised as a trademark? After eighteen years of litigation, the court’s answer tilts firmly in the textile giant’s favour.

Can Non-Use of a Trademark Fuel a Passing Off Claim? Delhi High Court Says No

An old glass syrup bottle coated in dust and cobwebs, resting on a worn wooden shelf, its peeling label stamped with a bold red "Registered" mark - symbolising a trademark left unused and forgotten

The Delhi High Court dismissed Sana Herbals’ appeal for an interim injunction against Mohsin Dehlvi and Dehlvi Remedies, holding that prior user of the NOKUF trademark by the respondents, even if followed by decades of non-use, defeats a passing off claim where goodwill never preceded the defendant’s adoption of the mark.