Landmark Crafts Limited vs Romil Gupta Trading As Sohan Lal Gupta & ...

ik-146101793 Delhi High Court 25 February 2026 • 27 min read

Judges (2)

C. Hari Shankar Delivered Om Prakash Shukla Coram

Counsel (9)

Avinash Sharma Counsel Appellant Hitesh Kumar Counsel Appellant J. Sai Deepak Counsel Appellant Rajat Bhardwaj Counsel Respondent Sandeep Khatri Counsel Respondent Sanjeev Sindhwani Counsel Respondent Stuti Wason Counsel Appellant Ujjwal Bhardwaj Counsel Respondent Vipin Wason Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Landmark Crafts Limited Appellant Romil Gupta Respondent

Case Significance

Landmark Crafts Limited vs Romil Gupta Trading As Sohan Lal Gupta & ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 25, 2026 (citation: ik-146101793). Landmark Crafts appealed against a single judge's order that allowed the respondent's appeal against the Deputy Registrar's cancellation of a device trademark registered in Class 6 for self-tapping and self-drilling screws. The Division Bench examined whether the learned Single Judge erred in finding that substitution of an amended mark did not involve 'substantial alteration' within the meaning of the Trade Marks Act. The appeal was dismissed, with the Division Bench deferring to the Single The bench comprised Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla. The judgment was delivered by Justice C. Hari Shankar.

Summary

Landmark Crafts appealed against a single judge's order that allowed the respondent's appeal against the Deputy Registrar's cancellation of a device trademark registered in Class 6 for self-tapping and self-drilling screws. The Division Bench examined whether the learned Single Judge erred in finding that substitution of an amended mark did not involve 'substantial alteration' within the meaning of the Trade Marks Act. The appeal was dismissed, with the Division Bench deferring to the Single Judge's subjective assessment that the mark alteration was not substantial.

What was the outcome of Landmark Crafts Limited vs Romil Gupta Trading As Sohan Lal Gupta & ...?

Landmark Crafts appealed against a single judge's order that allowed the respondent's appeal against the Deputy Registrar's cancellation of a device trademark registered in Class 6 for self-tapping an...

Judgment

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