India: Lawsuit relating to trademark infringement through use of registered mark as keyword in Google's advertising programme (Hindware v Grohe India and others/CS COMM 591/2017)
Progress
Current status
in force
22 May 2026 in force
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Intellectual property, nes
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Delhi High Court held Google liable for trademark infringement for selling registered trademark as advertising keyword to direct competitors
On 22 May 2026, the High Court of Delhi issued a judgment holding that Google infringed Hindware's registered trademark “Hindware” by selling it as a keyword through their AdWords Programme to the plaintiff's direct competitors in the sanitaryware s…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court