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Dream 11 is a fantasy sport league is an online multi-player game where participants draft virtual teams of real players of a professional sport. These virtual drafted teams get points based on the performance of the players in actual games.
The anonymous websites (Defendants 1-60) have been systematically infringing on the intellectual property rights of the plaintiff through unauthorized content distribution. Operating under hidden or forged identities, these sites flagrantly disregard copyright laws, leveraging the internet’s anonymity to evade accountability.
The present suit seeks a permanent injunction against trademark infringement, passing off, and unfair competition arising from the sale of footwear featuring marks that are nearly identical or deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s established N Device and 550 marks.
Yahoo Inc.’s investigation revealed that the defendant was producing a mouth freshener under the name “YAAHOO! Mouth Freshener.” that closely resembled the established trademark “YAHOO!”, leading to allegations of trademark infringement and passing off.
The impugned mark, “DREAM11”, is clearly used as the domain name of the defendant’s website and its logo. The description of the defendant’s platform as contained on its website reveals that its services are identical to those of Sporta Technologies.
The legal proceedings revolve around the defendants’ alleged unauthorized use of the plaintiff’s sound recordings at their hotels for commercial events, parties, and day-to-day business activities.
Novex Communications Private Limited sued the operators of Social- Saket and Social- Hauz Khas for unauthorized use of copyrighted sound recordings, seeking to introduce video evidence of these infringements.
The Court was informed that during the pendency of the present appeal, the Mercykind Pharmaceuticals made significant changes both in its logo and get up of products which are being marketed by it, which would clearly merit consideration afresh by the Single Judge.