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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/04/2024 at 22:09:26 established in 2014. Since 2013, the Plaintiffs have been offering a fast, affordable, and secure way for end-to-end online payments, under the trademark "RAZORPAY" since 2013.

17.2. The "RAZORPAY" product profile entails a portfolio of well- recognized technological products, such as, payment gateway, links and pages and payroll.

17.3. Plaintiff No. 2 has obtained registrations for the trademarks "RAZORPAY", "RAZORPAY X", "RAZORPAY CAPITAL", " ", " ", " ", " " and several other formative variants thereof,1 in classes 9, 35, 36, 38 and 42, inter alia in respect of electronic payment and financial transaction services, design and development of computer hardware, business administration, and telecommunications. Particulars of registration have been set put in paragraph No. 23 of the plaint. 17.4. Plaintiffs jointly operate the domain name "www.razorpay.com", which has been registered in the name of Plaintiff No. 2. Along with this website, the Plaintiffs have also developed a mobile application. Both the website and the mobile application prominently display the Razorpay marks. 17.5. Owing to long and continuous use since its adoption in 2013, the Razorpay marks have garnered significant reputation, that is exclusively attributable to the Plaintiffs.

17.6. In January, 2024, Plaintiffs received multiple complaints against a Collectively, "Razorpay marks".

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/04/2024 at 22:09:26 financial scam being operated by Defendant No. 1 on the pretext of providing the consumers a job with the Plaintiffs. As per the account of one of the aggrieved persons, who also lodged FIR No. 0056/2024 on 23 rd January, 2024 with a Police Station in Bangalore, the modus operandi of Defendant No. 1 is as follows: an unsuspecting consumer is first approached on WhatsApp platform by Defendant No. 1 falsely representing themselves as a recruiter of "Razor Company Ltd." and offering a part-time job with the said company for extra income. As per the information available on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, no such company exists. Under this scam, the victims are required to deposit a certain amount of money as a security to receive the tasks that they have to complete, with an assurance that the deposit will be returned to them with additional returns every week. 17.7. Once the person agrees to the offer, they are provided with the link of a Telegram channel for completion of certain simple tasks. On the said channel, the victims are provided with a working code and a tutor to guide them. For instance, the complainant was provided with the channel link "https://t.me/freestyle4425", bearing the name "Razor VIP Daily Mission Channel"/ "Razor Daily Activity Group 0121". After joining the Telegram channel and providing information to the Telegram receptionist, a virtual payment address is shared with the consumers to transfer the investment money for receiving high returns. However, after investing the money in the tasks as required by Defendant No. 1, the consumers never receive any payments. As per the FIR, Defendant No. 1 had solicited Rs. 6,71,000/- from the complainant towards the tasks, which was never returned to him. 17.8. This entire scam is being operated by Defendant No. 1 using the Plaintiffs' Razorpay marks and trade name. This is evident from the This is a digitally signed order.

18. The Court has considered the afore-noted contentions and examined the record. The afore-noted screenshots and consumer accounts prima facie indicate that Defendant No. 1 is unauthorizedly using the Plaintiffs' trademark "RAZORPAY"/ " " or parts thereof " "

in conjunction with their mark "RAZORPAY", to lure members of the public into remitting significant amounts of money on the pretext of securing a job with the Plaintiffs and earning returns. Defendant No. 1 is misrepresenting themselves as being employed or associated with the Plaintiffs and targeting unwary persons. To render an impression of authenticity, Defendant No. 1 is also circulating a forged Guarantee Agreement that mentions the Plaintiffs' trademarks, trade name, registered address, Corporate Identity Number, and signatures of their founder. The impugned domain names, Telegram channels, and WhatsApp accounts use the registered Razor marks without the Plaintiff's consent and have even emulated the make and design of Plaintiffs' website, which further accentuates the likelihood of confusion among the target public.