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"Passing Off" Assignment-2
"Passing Off" Assignment-2
The plaintiff in this case, Yahoo!Inc., is an internationally known American web service
provider famous for delivering web-based services. The defendant in this case, Akash Arora,
started offering his web-based business by utilising a trademark that was phonetically similar
to the plaintiffs'.This case represents a turning point for Indian law on cyber squatting. The
High Court of Delhi granted a registered domain name identical to a trademark the required,
equivalent protection for the first time.
References
https://brandsandfakes.com/case-analysis-yahoo-inc-vs-akash-arora-anr/136/
https://www.legalwiz.in/blog/5-famous-trademark-cases-for-businesses-to-learn-from
https://www.lawnn.com/delhi-high-court-judgment/