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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 46977
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Novartis – Appellant
Versus
Novarise Gastro Bariatrics – Respondent
CS(COMM) 1388/2025
Important Points
A trademark that is visually, phonetically, and structurally similar to a well-known mark, where differences are merely generic descriptors, constitutes infringement as it creates a likelihood of confusion for the average consumer.
Subject
Intellectual Property - Trademark Infringement
Act Referred
Commercial Courts Act, 2015: S.12A
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: S.151, S.149, O.XI R.1(4), O.VII R.11(b), O.XXXIX R.1, O.XXXIX R.2, O.XXXIX R.3
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: S.151, S.149, O.XI R.1(4), O.VII R.11(b), O.XXXIX R.1, O.XXXIX R.2, O.XXXIX R.3
Headnote
(A) Intellectual Property Rights - Trademark Infringement - Deceptive Similarity - Where the dominant part of the impugned mark is visually, phonetically, and structurally similar to a registered well-known trademark, and the additional terms used are merely generic descriptors, such use constitutes prima facie infringement. (Para 31, 32)
(B) Pre-institution Mediation - Commercial Courts Act - Exemption - Exemption from the mandatory requirement of pre-institution mediation under Section 12A is permissible where the suit contemplates urgent interim relief. (Para 2)
Issues: Whether the use of the mark 'NOVARISE' by the defendants infringes upon the plaintiff's well-known trademark 'NOVARTIS'.
(B) Pre-institution Mediation - Commercial Courts Act - Exemption - Exemption from the mandatory requirement of pre-institution mediation under Section 12A is permissible where the suit contemplates urgent interim relief. (Para 2)
Issues: Whether the use of the mark 'NOVARISE' by the defendants infringes upon the plaintiff's well-known trademark 'NOVARTIS'.
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Anirudh Bakhru
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Anirudh Bakhru
ORDER
