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Introduction Comparative advertising is defined by the form of advertising whereby the businessman employs his products/services in comparison to those of other firm's products/services in order to prove superiority over them in aspects of quality, price, and performance. The current trends in advertising have adopted comparison of products as a common trend in advertising in order to create an impression among consumers. However, this trend is often subject to problems invo

Introduction Sport rivalries thrive on humor, satire and banter, but what happens when that very satire is coupled with an advertisement by a global corporation, and wherein commercial gain is involved? And at what point therefore, does humor cross into trademark disparagement. This very question came before the Delhi High Court in May 2025, when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sought an injunction against an advertisement by Uber India, which as alleged, played on the