Cognizant logo gets an SC lifeline until final ruling

The Nasdaq-listed IT firm is embroiled in a trademark dispute with Atyati Technologies

- Krishna Yadav & Jas Bardia

In a relief to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed part of a Bombay High Court ruling that had barred the Nasdaq-listed IT services firm from using its hexagonal logo in India.

The order relates to Cognizant's trademark dispute with Bengaluru-based fintech firm Atyati Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

In August, a division bench of the Bombay High Court set aside a single-judge order from June 2024 allowing Cognizant to continue using the logo during the course of the trademark infringement case.

On Monday, Supreme Court justices Dipankar Datta and R. Mahadevan stayed the division bench's interim order and directed the single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court to expeditiously decide the case, preferably within six months. The top court said the division bench had erred in setting aside the single-judge bench's order.