Supreme Court stays Bombay High Court order restricting Kirloskar trademark licensing to group companies

The Supreme Court on October 17 stayed the Bombay High Court’s October 10, 2025, order barring Kirloskar Proprietary Limited from licensing the 'Kirloskar' trademark to group companies in overlapping businesses.

The Division Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the modification expanded the scope of the July 25, 2025, order without fresh factual findings while the appeal was pending.

Kirloskar Proprietary had appealed the Trial Court’s 2025 injunction restraining licensing of the mark. The Supreme Court issued notice on the Special Leave Petition and stayed the operation of the modified order.

[Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd v. Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]