New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday ruled against the use of logos and images related to Ratan Tata and Tata Trusts, acknowledging that Tata is a well-known trademark and that the late Ratan Tata is a prominent figure deserving of name protection.

Justice Mini Pushkarna's bench, while hearing a lawsuit filed by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Tata Sons Pvt Ltd issued an injunction against Rajat Srivastava, who had been planning to organize an award ceremony named the 'Ratan Tata Icon Award.'

According to the lawsuit, the defendants, despite being notified, choose to continue to advertise and publicize an unauthorized event and award, falsely claiming support by and association with the Tata Trusts and its former Chairman, l...