Bombay High Court's division bench provides interim relief to GoDaddy against Swiggy

Bombay High Court's division bench provides interim relief to GoDaddy against Swiggy

The food delivery platform had filed a copyright infringement suit against persons using domain names deceptively similar to its mark

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on an order of a single-judge Justice Manish Pitale, who directed GoDaddy, an internet domain registrar, to inform Swiggy whenever a domain name containing the mark 'Swiggy' was registered.

In the GoDaddy.com LLC vs Bundl Technologies Private Limited case, the high court bench comprising Justice KR Shriram and Justice Rajesh Patil passed the order on an appeal filed by GoDaddy. The appeal was filed against the January 23 order of the single-judge bench.

In November 2022, Justice Pitale had directed GoDaddy to suspend present and future registrations of domain names containing the mark 'Swiggy' during the pendency of a suit filed by the latter.

But seeking a modification to the order, GoDaddy moved an application.

Thus, early this year, Justice Pitale modified the order. He directed GoDaddy to inform Swiggy about any infringement so that appropriate action could be taken.

The order was passed keeping in mind Swiggy's interest and in light of a 'peculiar situation' wherein entities posing as associates of Swiggy were duping people of money under the promise of bringing them on board the 'Swiggy Instamart' platform.

Thus, against the order of the single judge, GoDaddy moved the present plea.

While Solaris Legal appeared for GoDaddy, Swiggy was represented by Legasis Partners.