https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159667 A domain name used for Internet-based services can function as an identifying mark and receive protection against passing off where it has acquired goodwill and reputation. A highly similar name, even with only the addition of "India," was treated as likely to cause confusion by suggesting a common source or association, and the court rejected arguments based on dictionary meaning, user sophistication, and disclaimer as insufficient to remove deception. Passing off was treated as a common law remedy available for services as well as goods, and Indian registration was not decisive for that protection. On that basis, temporary restraint was granted against use of the impugned domain name and deceptive variants, as well as copying of programme content. en-us Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 10:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159667 A domain name used for Internet-based services can function as an identifying mark and receive protection against passing off where it has acquired goodwill and reputation. A highly similar name, even with only the addition of "India," was treated as likely to cause confusion by suggesting a common source or association, and the court rejected arguments based on dictionary meaning, user sophistication, and disclaimer as insufficient to remove deception. Passing off was treated as a common law remedy available for services as well as goods, and Indian registration was not decisive for that protection. On that basis, temporary restraint was granted against use of the impugned domain name and deceptive variants, as well as copying of programme content. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159667