LANDMARK CASE

Yahoo! Inc. v. Akash Arora

(1999) 19 PTC 201 (Del) · Delhi High Court · Intellectual property

At a glance

Citation: (1999) 19 PTC 201 (Del)
Court: Delhi High Court
Area of law: Intellectual property
In one line: Yes. An injunction was granted under passing off.

1 Facts

A defendant used the domain name 'yahooindia.com'.

2 Issue

Can domain names be protected?

3 What the court decided

Yes. An injunction was granted under passing off.

4 Why it matters

India's first major domain name case.

5 Think about it

Why did a disclaimer not help?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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