{"id":89851,"date":"2023-01-16T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T05:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=89851"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T10:46:02","slug":"gi-registration-kashmiri-crafts-schezwan-chutney-trademark-delhi-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/gi-registration-kashmiri-crafts-schezwan-chutney-trademark-delhi-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Registration for Kashmiri Crafts: Delhi High Court Denies Interim Injunction on ‘Schezwan Chutney’ Trademark"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/span> news<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> prepared<\/span> by<\/span> Trad<\/span>emark<\/span> Team<\/span> at<\/span> Banana<\/span>IP<\/span> Coun<\/span>sels<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> an<\/span> overview<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> developments<\/span> in<\/span> trademark<\/span> law<\/span>.<\/span> Highlights<\/span> include<\/span> the<\/span> Delhi<\/span> High<\/span> Court<\/span> denying<\/span> an<\/span> interim<\/span> injunction<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> ‘<\/span>Sche<\/span>z<\/span>wan<\/span> Ch<\/span>ut<\/span>ney<\/span>‘<\/span> trademark<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> similar<\/span> pattern<\/span> registered<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> design<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> dis<\/span>ent<\/span>itle<\/span> trademark<\/span> registration<\/span>,<\/span> no<\/span> claim<\/span> of<\/span> trademark<\/span> protection<\/span> over<\/span> words<\/span> alone<\/span> for<\/span> ‘<\/span>SAN<\/span>J<\/span>HA<\/span> CH<\/span>ULL<\/span>AH<\/span>‘,<\/span> and<\/span> Kashmir<\/span>i<\/span> Craft<\/span>s<\/span> in<\/span> line<\/span> for<\/span> Ge<\/span>ographical<\/span> Origin<\/span> St<\/span>amps<\/span>.<\/span> These<\/span> recent<\/span> judgments<\/span> by<\/span> courts<\/span> show<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> your<\/span> brand<\/span>‘s<\/span> trademarks<\/span> and<\/span> how<\/span> they<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> used<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> your<\/span> products<\/span> or<\/span> services<\/span> from<\/span> being<\/span> infring<\/span>ed<\/span> upon<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delhi High Court Denies Interim Injunction on ‘Schezwan Chutney’ Trademark<\/h5>\n

The Delhi High Court refused to grant an interim injunction while hearing the trademark infringement suit filed by Capital Foods Private Limited over their trademark \u2018Schezwan Chutney\u2019. The Court opined that the mark was descriptive in nature and hence not eligible for protection as a trademark. However, it clarified that this opinion would not limit its ability to decide the case on its merits.<\/p>\n

Similar Pattern Registered as a Design Does Not Disentitle Trademark Registration<\/h5>\n

In a suit between Apollo Tyres Limited and Pioneer Trading Corporation, the latter contended that since Apollo had registered the tire tread pattern as a design, it could not be considered as a trademark. The court disagreed with such contentions and held that Pioneer had copied Apollo’s tire tread pattern, and was trying to pass-off their own tires as those of Apollo Tyres.<\/p>\n

\u2018SANJHA CHULLAH\u2019 \u2013 No Claim of Trademark Protection Over Words Alone<\/h5>\n

In a claim of trademark infringement over the words \u2018SANJHA CHULLAH\u2019, the Supreme Court held that since these are common Punjabi words used to mean \u2018clay oven\u2019, they do not deserve individual protection or trademark registration. The plaintiff’s claim was only in respect of their device mark featuring these words together. The application was ultimately dismissed.<\/p>\n

Kashmiri Crafts in Line for Geographical Origin Stamps<\/h5>\n

The Jammu and Kashmir Administration has applied for geographical indication (GI) stamps for two Kashmiri Crafts \u2013 crewel embroidery and chain-stitch rugs made from cotton cloth. This is expected to benefit several craftspeople hailing from the region, with officials looking into obtaining GI registration for more crafts from Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This update examines key trademark law judgments, including the denial of interim injunction for Schezwan Chutney and considerations for GI registration of Kashmiri crafts. The post provides a structured analysis of recent court decisions impacting trademark and geographical indication rights in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":13,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11],"tags":[183,486,184,5566,5328,11803,101,105],"class_list":["post-89851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intellectual-property","category-trademarks","tag-bananaip-counsels","tag-delhi-high-court","tag-geographical-indication","tag-indian-intellectual-property","tag-kashmiri-crafts","tag-schezwan-chutney","tag-trademark-law","tag-trademark-registration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89851"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143532,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89851\/revisions\/143532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}