The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) sought the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s response on a plea by famend kids’s magazine Champak that alleged trademark infringement over the IPL naming its AI robot dog ‘Champak’.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee noticed that Champak had been an present model title since eternity and requested the BCCI to file its written assertion in response to the plea inside 4 weeks. The court listed the matter for additional listening to on July 9.
The plea has been filed by Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Pvt Ltd which has been publishing Champak magazine since 1968.
Advocate Amit Gupta, representing the writer, stated naming the robotic dog ‘Champak’ amounted to infringement of its registered trademark and likewise business exploitation as Champak was a well-known mark.
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Senior advocate J. Sai Deepak, who appeared for BCCI, opposed the plea saying Champak was the title of a flower and other people related the robotic dog with a personality of a TV collection and never the magazine.
During the listening to, the decide orally stated cricketer Virat Kohli’s nickname is ‘Chiku’, which can be one of many characters in Champak magazine. Why did the writer not proceed towards him, he requested.
Asked by the court to present how the averment of infringement is made out, the plaintiff’s counsel stated the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a business enterprise and is promoting, advertising and incomes.
Published – April 30, 2025 03:53 pm IST
