Bombay High Court Declares ‘Shaadi.com’ a Well-Known Trademark

The Bombay High Court held that ‘Shaadi.com’ qualifies as a well-known trademark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, due to its exceptional reputation, goodwill, and long-standing use in matrimonial services.

It observed that the defendants’ use of the domain name getshaadi.com was deceptively similar and amounted to trademark infringement.

The Court further observed that the use of Shaadi.com as meta tags and keywords showed an intent to divert web traffic and trade upon the plaintiff’s goodwill.

It restrained the defendants permanently and awarded ₹25 lakh as compensatory costs.

[People Interactive India Private Ltd v. Ammanamanchi Lalitha Rani & Ors.]