In a perfume trademark dispute, Helios Lifestyle Limited appealed an interim order passed by a single judge of the Delhi High Court on 11 March 2026 that restrained it from using the name OUD WHITE or any deceptively similar marks and packaging for its perfumes, which the respondent Idam Natural Wellness claimed infringed its registered WHITE OUD and BELLAVITA WHITE OUD brands along with their trade dress and bottle shapes. Idam had filed a suit alleging passing off and copyright infringement after Helios started selling similar products. The single judge granted the ex-parte ad-interim relief in favour of Idam pending further hearing. On appeal, the division bench observed that while the overall injunction appeared justified, Helios had raised a prima facie point that the order went too far by covering certain specific perfume variants shown in paragraph 29 of the judgment, as the plaint may not have contained the necessary foundational details about those products. Since Helios had already filed an application under Order 39 Rule 4 to modify or vacate the injunction, which was listed for hearing on 30 April 2026, the division bench directed that till that date Idam shall not enforce the injunction against those particular perfumes. Helios was allowed to continue selling them but directed to maintain proper accounts of sales and file the statements before the single judge. The court also asked both parties to explore an amicable settlement through the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre and clarified that all other contentions remain open for final decision by the single judge after hearing both sides.
Title: HELIOS LIFESTYLE LIMITED v. IDAM NATURAL WELLNESS PRIVATE LTD. & ORS., Order date: 02.04.2026, Case Number: FAO(OS) (COMM) 77/2026, Neutral Citation: not provided, Name of court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Judge: Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.
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Written By: Advocate Ajay Amitabh Suman, IP Adjutor [Patent and Trademark Attorney], High Court of Delhi
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