The Delhi High Court restrained operators of fake fantasy gaming apps from using trademarks or copying the interface of Dream11. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order in a suit by Sporta Technologies Private Limited.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has prohibited the operators of several fraudulent fantasy gaming applications from using trademarks associated with Dream11 and from replicating the interface of its mobile application.
Justice Jyoti Singh issued the interim order on February 24 while reviewing a suit filed by Sporta Technologies Private Limited, the operator of Dream11.
The Court also directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to inform internet service providers to block access to websites that host these allegedly infringing applications.
The Court stated,
“From a plain comparison as brought forth in the above table, Plaintiff prima facie is correct that Defendant No. 1 has deliberately and with an intent to cash-in on the goodwill and reputation of the Plaintiff launched its ‘Come’/’Come Sports’ real money fantasy gaming, casino and rummy mobile applications and in doing so it has used and is continuing to use and reproduce identical trademarks of the Plaintiff as also copyright material and it needs no reiteration that general public is being deceived into believing that the services provided by Defendant No. 1 emanate from the Plaintiff and/or have some association with or by endorsed by the Plaintiff,”
In its application, Sporta Technologies explained that Dream11 launched its fantasy sports platform in 2012 and has developed a popular digital sports entertainment service where users create virtual teams of real players and compete based on their live match performances.
The company informed the Court that the Dream11 platform boasts over 200 million registered users and more than 100 million downloads on Android devices alone.
Dream11 also asserted that it holds several registered trademarks, including “Dream11,” “Dream Sports,” “Dream11 Champions,” and other variations of the Dream brand. Additionally, the company has partnered with major sports organizations, including the International Cricket Council (ICC), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL), La Liga, and the NBA.
According to the suit, Dream11 realized in December 2025 that various entities were promoting real-money gaming applications under the names “Come,” “Come Sports,” and “Come x Dream11.” These advertisements were widely circulated on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.
Dream11 further reported receiving user complaints in January and February 2026 regarding these applications, leading to an investigation.
The company claimed that the rogue operator had created multiple domain names and distributed the applications via downloadable APK files, allowing users to install them outside official app stores.
The suit identified over 21 domain names alleged to be used for distributing the infringing application, including:
- come-dream11.com
- dream11come.com
- comesports.in
- come11game.com
- comedream11.live
- comeapp-dream11.com
The Court recognized that the defendants had copied Dream11’s trademarks, branding, and promotional materials in a way likely to mislead users into thinking that the disputed applications were associated with or endorsed by Dream11.
The court found that the evidence suggested the defendants were marketing a real-money fantasy gaming application under the disputed marks while presenting it as either a different version of, or affiliated with, the Dream11 platform.
Additionally, the Court established that the defendants had used Dream11’s marks alongside footage from the company’s earlier advertisements to give the impression that the rogue application was a relaunch or “comeback” version of the Dream11 app.
As a result, the Court restrained the defendants and anyone acting on their behalf from:
- Using the “Dream11” or “Dream Sports” trademarks or any deceptively similar marks;
- Incorporating these marks into domain names, mobile applications, websites, or advertisements; and
- Copying Dream11’s copyright-protected mobile app interface and promotional content.
The Court also instructed DoT and MeitY to notify internet service providers to block access to the identified domain names hosting the infringing applications.
Dream11 has been granted permission to inform intermediaries, including domain registrars, internet service providers, and social media platforms like Google and Meta, about any additional rogue websites found to be infringing on its intellectual property rights.
Dream11 was represented by Advocates Sidharth Chopra, Devvrat Joshi, Yatinder Garg, Raghav Goyal, Snehima Jauhari, and Sankalp Arya from Saikrishna & Associates.
Case Title: Sporta Technologies Vs Come Sports
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