Executive Summary On 2nd July 2026, the Delhi High Court awarded Bata India Ltd. actual litigation costs of Rs. 24,63,400 against Crocs Inc. USA, bringing the twelve-year design infringement suit to a close after the underlying design registration was cancelled by the Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs (while Crocs' composite suits on the shape trademark and passing off remain pending) . The order is a useful case study for foreign rights-holders and their Indian counsel on three fronts: (i) the consequences of pursuing a design suit where validity is later successfully challenged; (ii) how Indian commercial courts now compute and award actual, realistic costs rather than nominal or symbolic amounts; and (iii) ...
Executive Summary On 2nd July 2026, the Delhi High Court awarded Bata India Ltd. actual litigation costs of Rs. 24,63,400 against Crocs Inc. USA, bringing the twelve-year design infringement suit to a close after the underlying design registration was cancelled by the Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs (while Crocs' composite suits on the shape trademark and passing off remain pending) . The order is a useful case study for foreign rights-holders and their Indian counsel on three fronts: (i) the consequences of pursuing a design suit where validity is later successfully challenged; (ii) how Indian commercial courts now compute and award actual, realistic costs rather than nominal or symbolic amounts; and (iii) ...