Court tells Cognizant you cannot use your logo in India; Cognizant responds: We strongly believe ...

In a major legal setback to IT giant Cognisant, the Bombay High Court has ordered the company to stop using its logo in India, following a

trademark infringement

suit filed by a Bengaluru-based fintech firm

Atyati Technologies

. The court has reinstated an earlier injunction, ruling that Cognisant must refrain from displaying the contested logo until the case is resolved. In compliance with the court’s order, Cognizant has removed its logo from its Indian website. Along with this, the company has also removed the logo from various social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X (formerly known as Twitter). Instead of the logo, the company is displaying its name all the above mentioned channels.

Trademark clash over honeycomb design

The legal dispute between Cognizant and Atyati Technologies revolves around a hexagonal honeycomb-style logo which Atyati claims it has used since 2019. The firm alleges that Cognizant used the similar design in 2022 which caused confusion among consumers. The latest ruling to the High Court overturns a June 2024 decision which has temporarily allowed Cognizant to continue using the logo. The March 2024 injunction now remains in effect during the pendency of the case.

Cognizant pushes back

As reported by Economic Times, in a statement Cognizant said that it is complying to the court’s order but it still has confidence in its legal position. “We are complying with the Order of the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court. We are doing so while we consider our options for redress,” a company spokesperson said. “We strongly believe that our actions have been lawful and appropriate, and we are confident that the legal process will affirm our position and deliver a just outcome.”

Cognizant and its legal troubles

Cognizant has faced multiple legal disputes in the recent years. The company has been accused of employee poaching and alleged

intellectual property violations

. In September 2023, Cognizant hired a former Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal. This action of the IT giant prompted Wipro to sue him for breaching a non-compete clause and seeking Rs 25.1 crore in damages. The matter was later settled, with Cognizant covering Rs 4.2 crore of Dalal’s costs, including legal fees.A similar dispute arose in December 2023 when Wipro’s former healthcare head, Mohd Ehteshamul Haque, joined Cognizant as chief commercial officer for the Americas. That case was also settled, though details were not disclosed.Separately, Cognizant is engaged in an ongoing high-profile conflict with Infosys, which has accused it of misusing software trade secrets to build a competing healthcare product. Infosys even named Cognizant CEO S Ravi Kumar in its filings.Cognizant has denied all the allegations. In May 2025, a Dallas court directed both companies to resolve disagreements over the scope of information exchange before the trial proceeds.