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Reckitt Benckiser loses bid to block rival over Harpic bottle shape in India

By Freny Patel ( March 6, 2026, 09:26 GMT | Insight) -- British multinational Reckitt Benckiser failed to maintain an injunction against Godrej Consumer Products after the Calcutta High Court lifted a ban on the Spic cleaner, rejecting efforts to trademark its expired Harpic bottle design and revive lapsed design rights.In a setback to Reckitt Benckiser’s bid to claim exclusive rights over the iconic shape of its Harpic toilet cleaner bottle, the Calcutta High Court has lifted a temporary restraint that had barred rival Godrej Consumer Products from selling its competing Spic cleaner....

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