City Hotel Restrained from Infringing Five-Star Hotel Chain Orchid’s Trademark: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in its Commercial Division, delivered a significant order on 12 November 2025 in a dispute involving the well-known hospitality company Kamat Hotels India Limited and a competing establishment operating under the name Orchid Hotel and Hostel. The Court granted strong ad-interim protection in favour of the Plaintiff after finding that the rival mark used by the Defendant was deceptively similar and capable of misleading customers. Case…