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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Snapdeal Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Godaddycom LLC – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's trademark rights and infringement allegations. (Para 1) |
| 2. request for temporary injunction against domain registration. (Para 2) |
| 3. limitations on court's ability to grant broad trademark injunctions. (Para 3 , 6) |
| 4. continuation of process to address trademark infringement. (Para 4 , 5 , 13) |
| 5. need for dnrs to establish effective mechanisms for trademark protection. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--The present suit has been filed seeking permanent injunction restraining the infringement of trademarks, passing off, unfair trade practices, damages, rendition of accounts and other reliefs. The Plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the trademarks `SNAPDEAL'/'SNAP DEAL' and its formative marks. Defendant Nos. 1 to 32 are Domain Name Registrars (hereinafter, "DNRs") engaged in the business of creation, registration and sale of domains to the Registrants. Defendant No.33 is the Department of Telecommunications (hereinafter, "DoT") and Defendant No.34 is the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). It is the case of the Plaintiff that the said DNRs have registered various domain names containing the Plaintiff's regis
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