Delhi High Court Upholds Patanjali’s ‘Gonyle’ Floor Cleaner Trademark

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of Patanjali’s “Patanjali Gonyle Floor Cleaner” trademark used for cow urine–based floor cleaners.

The Court held that the petitioner NGO failed to establish prior use or likelihood of consumer confusion under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

It observed that when viewed as a whole, the impugned mark, along with the prominent “Patanjali” house mark, was neither identical nor deceptively similar to the petitioner’s mark.

The Court also found the petitioner’s documentary evidence unreliable due to material inconsistencies, and rejected the rectification plea.

[Holy Cow Foundation v. Patanjali Gramodyog Niyas]