Amazon fined $39 million in damages for infringing ‘Beverly Hills Polo Club’ trademark: Report

The Delhi Court has ordered an Amazon unit to pay $39 million in damages for infringing the “Beverly Hills Polo Club” trademark after garments with identical branding were sold on Amazon’s India website. According to a report by news agency Reuters, a court order showed that the e-commerce giant is fined $39 million in damages for the Beverly Hills Polo Club case.

According to Reuters, lawyers in India called the ruling a landmark judgment regarding the damages assessed against a US firm in trademark cases. It came after an antitrust investigation found that Amazon flouted competition laws by favouring select sellers on its website. Amazon denies the charges.