Delhi High Court Permanently Injuncts ‘Satta Dream 11’ In Trademark Infringement Suit By ‘Dream 11’
Live LawRuling in favour of fantasy sports platform Dream 11, the Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against a website offering similar sports betting services under the mark “Satta Dream 11.”Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the domain name www.sattadream11.com is nothing but a “malafide attempt” to ride on the goodwill of Sporta Technologies’ registered trademark. Ruling in favour of fantasy sports platform Dream 11, the Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against a website offering similar sports betting services under the mark “Satta Dream 11.” Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the domain name www.sattadream11.com is nothing but a “malafide attempt” to ride on the goodwill of Sporta Technologies’ registered trademark Dream11. Sporta Technologies had filed the trademark infringement suit last year against Unfading OPC Private Limited, an entity who owned and operated the website www.sattadream11.com and logo Satta Dream 11. “Further, considering the nature of the internet, it is possible for similar sounding website names to be presumed as being affiliated, and the use of such similar sounding domain names and that too for identical services inevitably results in passing off of one service as that affiliated, While decreeing the suit, the court also directed GoDaddy.com LLC to transfer the domain name www.sattadream11.com to Sporta Technologies, subject to payment of any registration charges, if required.