India, Feb. 26 -- The Delhi High Court has ordered big tech giant Amazon to pay damages worth INR 339.3 Cr to Lifestyle Equities for alleged copyright infringement of its registered trademark Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC).

In an order, Delhi HC judge Pratibha M Singh asked the tech major to pay INR 292.7 Cr over lost royalties, INR 43.33 Cr over increased advertising and promotional expenses borne by Lifestyle Equities, and an additional INR 3.23 Cr cost along with court fees.

Lifestyle Equities had alleged that Amazon had been "unlawfully" utilising a mark identical or deceptively similar to the BHPC mark, which enjoys extensive goodwill and recognition in the domestic and international markets.

The complainant contended that it is t...