India, April 17 -- The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Flipkart in its long-running trademark dispute with Marc Enterprises, effectively upholding an earlier injunction that restrained the ecommerce major from using the 'MarQ' brand for its appliances.

The case dates back to 2018, when Marc Enterprises approached a trial court alleging that Flipkart's 'MarQ' branding infringed its registered 'MARC' trademark. 

Marc, which has been selling electrical goods such as fittings and appliances under the 'MARC' mark since the early 1980s, argued that the similarity between the two names could mislead consumers. 

The trial court had granted an interim injunction against Flipkart, which the ecommerce company later cha...