Coldsmiths Retail Services Private ... vs Registrar Of Trade Marks

ik-122329580 Delhi High Court 17 February 2026 • 17 min read

Judges (1)

Tushar Rao Gedela Delivered

Counsel (6)

Georgey V. Matthew Counsel Petitioner Nidhi Raman Counsel Respondent Nikita Singh Counsel Respondent Om Ram Counsel Respondent Pragya Puri Counsel Petitioner Sanjeev Puri Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Coldsmiths Retail Services Private Limited Petitioner Registrar of Trade Marks Respondent

Case Significance

Coldsmiths Retail Services Private ... vs Registrar Of Trade Marks is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 17, 2026 (citation: ik-122329580). The petitioner sought to restrain the Registrar of Trade Marks from removing its eight trademarks (originally registered by predecessor Nirula's Corner House Private Limited) from the Register on the ground of non-renewal, and sought a direction to renew the registrations. The court found that no valid notice under the Trade Marks Act had been issued to the petitioner before the trademarks were removed, applying the precedent in Charanjiv Kumar which permitted renewal even after 16 years. The The case was heard by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Counsel appearing: Georgey V. Matthew (counsel for petitioner), Nidhi Raman (counsel for respondent), Nikita Singh (counsel for respondent), Om Ram (counsel for respondent), Pragya Puri (counsel for petitioner), Sanjeev Puri (counsel for petitioner).

Summary

The petitioner sought to restrain the Registrar of Trade Marks from removing its eight trademarks (originally registered by predecessor Nirula's Corner House Private Limited) from the Register on the ground of non-renewal, and sought a direction to renew the registrations. The court found that no valid notice under the Trade Marks Act had been issued to the petitioner before the trademarks were removed, applying the precedent in Charanjiv Kumar which permitted renewal even after 16 years. The writ petition was allowed and the petitioner was permitted to file Form TM-R for all eight trademarks.

What was the outcome of Coldsmiths Retail Services Private ... vs Registrar Of Trade Marks?

The petitioner sought to restrain the Registrar of Trade Marks from removing its eight trademarks (originally registered by predecessor Nirula's Corner House Private Limited) from the Register on the ...

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official India Courts portal.

Read on Indian Kanoon

Source: Indian Kanoon (ik-122329580)