Lying Through One's Teeth – Illegal Use Of Trademarks As Domain Names

A suit was filed by the Plaintiffs, Colgate Palmolive Company, before the Delhi High Court to issue directions to Defendant No. 3, GoDaddy.com LLC, to permanently block and not allow any future registrations of the domain name www.colgatepalmolive.work. Additionally, the suit also prayed for a permanent injunction, restraining infringement and passing off the trademarks, restraining infringement of the copyright, damages, rendition of accounts, delivery details, and a comprehensive explanation of the timeline and incidents that led to the registration of the domain name and the activities of the Defendants.

Facts

The Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants were operating deceptive domain names and email addresses which contained the well-known names of the Plaintiffs such as "Colgate" and "Palmolive" including domains such as www.colgatepalmoliveindia.in and emails like [email protected]; [email protected], and [email protected].