The Karnataka High Court has restored the Yezdi trademark to Boman R. Irani and Classic Legends Pvt. Ltd., rejecting claims by Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd. The court said Ideal Jawa had "abandoned" the Yezdi trademark by not renewing it for over 15 years. A Division Bench led by Justices D.K. Singh and Venkatesh Naik T. set aside a December 2022 order that had stopped Mr. Irani and Classic Legends from using the mark. The single judge’s earlier decision had favoured the Official Liquidator (OL) of Ideal Jawa and the Ideal Jawa Employees’ Association. The Bench found that Ideal Jawa stopped producing Yezdi motorcycles in 1996 and was wound up in 2001. The OL sold company assets in 2006 but did not renew Yezdi trademarks, which expired between 2007 and 2013 despite reminders. The court said this failure amounted to abandonment. The Bench added, "Once the trade mark is abandoned, the same would be available in the public domain, where it may be seized immediately, providing such persons with superior rights to the mark as against the previous registered owner who has abandoned the mark due to action/inaction." Classic Legends launched a new Yezdi motorcycle in 2022. Mr. Irani got the trademark registered in his name between 2013 and 2015. The family of Mr. Irani has ties to the original Yezdi brand. His father, Rustom S. Irani, was a founding member and Managing Director of Ideal Jawa, which produced Yezdi bikes under license. The court dismissed the claim that Mr. Irani acted in "bad faith" or misappropriated company assets. It ruled that after more than 15 years of abandonment, third parties could legally register and use the trademark. This verdict clears the way for Classic Legends to expand the Yezdi brand revival.