TRADEMARK
MICROSOFT AWARDED ₹55 LAKH AS DAMAGES
Microsoft Corporation the tech giant along with its Indian
subsidiary filed a suit against Retnec Solutions Pvt. Ltd. &
others (defendants) for trademark infringement, passing off, unfair
trade practices, and dilution before the Gurugram Commercial Court.
Microsoft alleged that the defendants had since 2018 been
infringing on its registered trademarks including, “HOTMAIL,
“OUTLOOK” &” OFFICE 365” by operating a
fake call center and misleading customers through pop-up messages
and cold calls by unauthorizedly using Microsoft's
branding.
The Commercial Court ruled in favor of Microsoft, issuing a
permanent injunction ordering the defendants to destroy all
infringing materials bearing the Microsoft trademark, including
call scripts, promotional and business brochures etc. Additionally,
it also imposed punitive damages on the defendants for harming
Microsoft's reputation and awarded Microsoft Rs. 55 lakhs as
damages and
