Overview
- At a March 9 hearing, Anthropic India told the Belagavi commercial court it is a separate legal entity that cannot accept or respond to summons intended for Anthropic PBC.
- Principal District and Sessions Judge Manjunath Nayak reissued summons to Anthropic PBC and permitted service at the company’s newly opened Bengaluru office.
- The plaintiff, Anthropic Software Pvt. Ltd., alleges passing off and unfair competition after its brand visibility was displaced by the U.S. firm’s identical name in searches and AI platforms.
- Plaintiff’s counsel said an amended plaint will add Anthropic India as a defendant while maintaining claims seeking damages not less than Rs 1 crore.
- The matter has been adjourned for further hearing in late March as service on the U.S. company proceeds and parties prepare detailed arguments.