Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of ‘Come Sports’ Apps Mimicking Dream11

The Delhi High Court in Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. Come Sports has passed an interim order restraining operators of several rogue fantasy gaming applications that allegedly imitated the popular platform Dream11. The Court also ordered the blocking of websites hosting these applications.

Justice Jyoti Singh delivered the order on February 24 while hearing a trademark and copyright infringement suit filed by Sporta Technologies Private Limited, the company that operates the Dream11 fantasy sports platform.

The Court found prima facie merit in the plaintiff’s claims that the defendants were using Dream11’s trademarks, branding elements and promotional content to promote their own applications under names such as “Come” and “Come Sports.”

The Court observed that the defendants had reproduced the plaintiff’s trademarks and copyrighted material in a manner likely to confuse the public and mislead users into believing that the applications were connected with or endorsed by Dream11.

“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.”

Dream11 informed the Court that its fantasy sports platform was launched in 2012 and has grown into one of the largest digital sports entertainment services in India. According to the company, the platform has more than 200 million registered users and over 100 million downloads on Android devices.

The company further stated that it owns several registered trademarks including “Dream11,” “Dream Sports,” and “Dream11 Champions.” It also highlighted its partnerships with major sporting organisations such as the ICC, BCCI, IPL, La Liga and the NBA.

In its suit, Dream11 alleged that in December 2025 it discovered multiple entities promoting real-money gaming applications using marks such as “Come,” “Come Sports,” and “Come x Dream11.” These promotions were widely circulated on social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram.

The company also told the Court that these applications were distributed through APK files that allowed users to download them outside official app stores, making them difficult to regulate.

More than twenty domain names were identified in the suit as being used to distribute the allegedly infringing applications. These included domains such as come-dream11.com, dream11come.com and comesports.in.

After examining the material placed on record, the Court concluded that the defendants had attempted to create an impression that their application was a new version or relaunch of the Dream11 platform.

Accordingly, the Court restrained the defendants from using Dream11’s trademarks or any similar marks, including in domain names, mobile applications, websites or advertisements.

The Court also directed the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to notify internet service providers to block access to the domain names hosting the infringing applications.

Additionally, Dream11 has been permitted to inform intermediaries such as domain registrars, internet service providers and social media platforms including Google and Meta about any further rogue websites that violate its intellectual property rights.