In Sporta Technologies Private Limited v. Come Sports & Ors, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi granted an ex parte ad interim injunction restraining rogue entities from operating fantasy gaming applications under the marks “Come”, “Come Sports” and “Come xDream11” which were found to imitate the plaintiff’s well known “Dream11” trademarks and mobile application interface.
The suit was instituted by the plaintiff seeking protection of its registered trademarks and copyrighted works associated with the Dream11 fantasy sports platform which has been operating since 2012 and has acquired significant goodwill and reputation among sports fans and internet users.
The plaintiff contended that it is the registered proprietor of several “Dream” and “Dream11” formative trademarks and also owns copyright in the user interface, layout, design, graphical elements and overall look and feel of its mobile application.
It was alleged that in December 2025 the plaintiff discovered several rogue entities promoting real money gaming mobile applications under the marks “Come”, “Come Sports” and “Come xDream11” through multiple domain names and downloadable APK files.
Upon investigation, the plaintiff discovered that the impugned applications had copied the user interface, layout, colour scheme and other copyrighted elements of the Dream11 application and were being promoted in a manner suggesting association with the plaintiff.
The Hon’ble High Court observed that the plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the “Dream11” marks and enjoys exclusive rights under Section 28 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 to use and protect the said marks. The Hon’ble Court found that the defendants were using identical and deceptively similar marks and had reproduced the plaintiff’s copyrighted material, thereby misleading users into believing that the impugned applications were associated with or endorsed by the plaintiff.
Accordingly, the Hon’ble Court restrained the defendants from using the plaintiff’s trademarks or any deceptively similar marks and from reproducing the plaintiff’s copyrighted works including its mobile application interface. The Hon’ble High Court further directed the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue directions to internet service providers to block access to the infringing websites and 21 domain names allegedly linked to the app.
The judgment reiterates that unauthorised use of registered trademarks and reproduction of copyrighted digital interfaces amounts to infringement and passing off and warrants immediate injunctive protection.
