'Till the next date of hearing, the interim injunction order dated shall also imply upon defendants No. 'The extensive use and awareness of the plaintiffs' trademarks and device/composite mark is apparent if one were to take into account the figures concerning turnover and advertisement spend set out in the plaint,' the Court had observed in the order passed in September last year.ĭuring the course of hearing on Monday, the Court was of the view that if the new defendants are not impleaded as necessary parties in the suit, it will prima facie amount to 'immense loss of goodwill and reputation on account of the unlawful activities of these proposed defendants'.Īccordingly, impleading the said defendants, notice was issued to them which is returnable on October 18, 2021. The development came in a suit filed by Living Media India Limited, a parent company of the Aaj Tak, who had submitted before the Court that they were the owners of the trademark 'AAJ TAK' along with it's device and composite mark.Įarlier, the plaintiff had submitted that the defendants were using their trademark as part of their websites or domain names thereby misleading the public and causing immense losses to them. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait extended the interim injunction order passed in September last year in the matter to be applicable to such websites and domain names wherein the Court was of the view that the plaintiff company had established a prima facie case in it's favour. The Delhi High Court has directed Google and Facebook to block or suspend certain websites and domain names for infringing trademark 'AAJ TAK'.

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