Delhi HC awards Rs 10 lakh as damages to Google in trademark lawsuit

The Delhi High Court has directed consultancy firm Google Enterprises Pvt Ltd and its associated entities to pays Rs 10 lakh as damages to tech-giant Google LLC for misusing its trademark.

Ruling in favour of Google LLC on its lawsuit to permanently restrain the defendants from infringing its trademark, Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the defendants used the "Google" mark without due authorisation and indulged in "deception and trickery" as they "misrepresented to the public" that they were associated with Google India and had the modus operandi to dupe them.

The court added that the plaintiff company has valid and subsisting registrations for the "Google" mark and its variations and this has been declared a well-known mark with worldwide reputation on account of its extensive use and numerous.

Google LLC is surely entitled to statutory protection and grant of injunction for infringement and besides the damages of Rs 10 lakh, it is also entitled to actual costs in terms of the