Published on : 29 Sep 2025, 4:48 am 3 min read

The Delhi High Court recently restrained Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. from publishing or selling its coat-pocket edition of the Constitution of India, after finding that the trade dress appeared to be deceptively similar to the red-and-black edition published by Eastern Book Company (EBC) [ EBC Publishing Private Limited vs. Rupa Publications ].

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the interim injunction order on a suit filed by EBC. The Court observed that the competing editions of the Constitution coat pocket edition were, prima facie, deceptively similar and likely to cause confusion among consumers.

“ To an unwary consumer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection, the trade dress of the defendant’s imp

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