Piracy of Well Known Mark- the Infosys Case

Infosys Technologies Ltd. is a brand name in the field of consulting and Information Technology. Infosys has presence in about 17 countries including USA, U.K., Germany, France, Canada, Australia, China, Switzerland and Japan. With a net income of $419 million, Infosys is the first Indian company to get its share listed in Nasdaq.

Right under the nose of Infosys, another company operating in the same filed was cashing in on the global reputation of Infosys that ultimately led to Infosys Technologies Ltd V. Access Infosys and Anr. 2005 (31) PTC 378(Del).

Infosys Technologies filed a suit for permanent injunction restraining the Access Infosys from infringing its trademark ‘Infosys’. Infosys was widely using its trademark ‘infosys’ for designating its corporate entity, products and services across the world. ‘Infosys’ was registered in the name of the former in the year 1987.