The Bombay High Court has modified its interim order dated July 25, in the ongoing Kirloskar trademark dispute by adding the phrase “or licensing” to the order. The court has restrained Kirloskar Proprietary (KPL) from licensing or assigning the “Kirloskar” trademarks to other Kirloskar Group companies engaged in competing or overlapping businesses.

This modification follows an interim application filed by Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) seeking a correction of the original order.

Earlier, the Bombay High Court had issued a limited stay on a Pune District Court ruling in the trademark case. That order had prohibited KPL from assigning or licensing the “Kirloskar” trademarks to other Kirloskar Group companies involved in similar or overlapping businesses as KBL.

The dispute involves Atul and Ra

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