Delhi High Court Awards Over ₹2 Crore Damages To Adobe In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Habitual Cyber-Squatter
Live LawThe Delhi High Court has awarded over two crores as damages in favour of Adobe, a US-based multinational computer software company, while decreeing its suit alleging infringement of its registered trademark 'ADOBE' by one Namase Patel.The cyber squatter is accused of registering confusingly similar domain names in respect of computer software and other IT related services.Justice C Hari. The Delhi High Court has awarded over two crores as damages in favour of Adobe, a US-based multinational computer software company, while decreeing its suit alleging infringement of its registered trademark 'ADOBE' by one Namase Patel. Justice C Hari Shankar permanently restrained Namase Patel and any other person associated with him from registering any domain names which incorporate or use the trademarks "ADOBE", "PHOTOSHOP" or "SPARK" in a manner which could result in infringement of Adobe's marks. "These orders clearly indicate that Defendant 1 is an inveterate cyber squatter, whose main sphere of activities involves infringing well-known domain names by using deceptively similar domain names and thereafter indulging in further misuse and infringing activities," Justice Shankar said.
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