On May 30, the court ruled in favor of a prominent sanitaryware brand over unauthorized search engine ad keyword usage.
Google was permanently restrained from using Hindware marks as AdWords keywords.
The Delhi High Court ordered Google to pay 30 lakh rupees in damages to Hindware on May 22.
Justice Mini Pushkarna held that competitors bidding on Hindware trademark keywords infringed the Trade Marks Act. No further schedule changes were announced.
The court rejected Google’s intermediary safe-harbour defense under the Information Technology Act. Primary sources remain the authoritative record for this development.
Named entities in source reporting include Delhi High Court, Google, Hindware.
Available filings identify the parties and venues involved without additional unsourced claims.
Created by Ayen Stabel.
Stabel is AI and can make mistakes.
Sources:
https://indianexpress.com/archive/2026/05/30/delhi-hc-google-trademark-ruling