BOMBAY Supreme Court Repair Prohibition that prevents cognizant from using its logo in India

The Bombay High Court has repaired a ban that prevents US IT services major cognizant Technology Solutions Corp from using its logo in India until the conclusion of a trademark infringement on Bengaluru business atyati Technologies PVT. Ltd. In an interim decision Tuesday, a divisional bank existed from Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne set aside an order of June 13, 2024, which allowed cognizant to use the logo while the case was pending. In doing so, the Divisional Bank restored an order of March 19, 2024, which impeded Cognizant to use the disputed brand in India. The order reads: “The order of March 19, 2024 will continue to work during the commendation of the interim application. The learned single judge is requested to speed up the decision of the interim application and to make an attempt to decide the same in a quick way. The appeal is allowed on the above direction.” The interim ruling was in response to an appeal that Atyati filed by the June order that lifted the ban. ‘Ne -mail sent to Cognizant on Tuesday elicited no immediate answer. The battle over a hexagon atyati, a fintech company, filed the lawsuit in 2023, claiming that its device market consists of an orange hexagonal honeycomb that symbolizes cooperation, compassion and impact. It is said that the brand, which is slightly inclined in representation, has been in use since 2019 and embodied the values ​​of the organization. The March 2024 order was approved after the court noted that the agreements between the two points could mislead the public to accept a connection between Atyati and Cognizant, saying that it amounts to the violation of the brand. The court also ruled that Atyati established a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience chose to protect its mark. But in June 2024, another single judge bank changed the decision and lifted the ban, referring to records showing that Cognizant had used the logo since 2022 and advertised it in March 2023. Since Atyati claimed that it became aware of the use only in October 2023, the judge ruled that the ban could not continue. The order has now been set aside, which reinstates the March order. Cognizant holds a seven-page guidelines that specify use formats-a rarity among Indian IT firms. It currently allows the use of its name and logo, but with this decision it may not use the logo at all. A knowledgeable and former executive, who does not want to be mentioned, said that the decision is unlikely to affect his business as it only uses its name if he invoices clients. The company has previously experimented with its brand. In May 2024, it submitted ‘Innovate’ to posts and social media profiles of managers in celebration of the commemoration of his internal innovation program, Bluebolt. However, lawsuits are not strange to legal battles. For the past few years, it has been involved in various disputes over poaching of employees and alleged theft. In September 2023, it appointed former Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal, who asked Wipro to sue him for violating his non-competition clause and was looking for damages of £ 25.1. The case was later resolved, with knowledge that Dalal paid £ 4.2, including legal expenses. A similar case arose in December 2023, when former Wipro health care chief Mohd Ehteshamul Haque joined Cognizant as his chief commercial officer for the Americas. The case was finally settled, although the conditions were not disclosed. Cognizant is also locked in a high-profile stroke with Infosys Ltd., which accused it of using abused software trading secrets to develop a competitive product for the healthcare sector. The dispute increased, with Infosys nominating CEO of Cognizant, S. Ravi Kumar, in his filing. Cognizant denied the charges, and in May 2025 a court in Dallas asked both companies to resolve differences of opinion on the scope of information to be shared before the hearing. Cognizant achieved $ 5.25 billion in turnover for the June quarter, with 2.54% consecutive and 8.14% year-on-year. Banks and financial institutions accounted for more than three fifths of its incremental revenue of $ 130 million. Still, there is concern about the organic growth of its sliding, Mint reported on July 31, with a large part of the topline boost attributed to a single acquisition.