DASSAULT SYSTEMES SOLIDWORKS CORPORATION & ANR. vs ZONEONNE VENTURE PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.02.2026 Judgment delivered on: 08.04.2026 CS(COMM) 334/2021 DASSAULT SYSTEMES SOLIDWORKS CORPORATION & ANR .....Plaintiffs versus ZONEONNE VENTURE PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. ....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Plaintiffs : Mr. Shantanu Sahay, Mr. Swastik Bisarya and Ms. Manvi Panwar, Advocates. For the Defendants : None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. 1. The plaintiff has filed the present suit for a decree of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringement of its software programs including SOLIDWORKS, apart from other ancillary reliefs of damages, rendition of accounts, delivery up and costs. 2. The facts as stated in the plaint are that the plaintiff no.1 is a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America with its corporate Headquarters at Masschusetts, in the United States of America. Plaintiff no.1 is a sister concern of Dassault Systemes, France and was established to manage all business and legal matters with respect to its SOLIDWORKS software. The SOLIDWORKS software is a computer aided design software aimed at modeling and simulating three- Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:YASHRAJ CS(COMM) 334/2021 Page 1 of 15 Signing Date:09.04.2026 15:16:03 dimensional solid products. It has been considered as a high quality software solution due to its intuitive design and capability to test in real world conditions. As one of the leading 3D simulation software solutions in the world, it caters to a variety of industries, including aerospace, defence, automotive, transportation, consumer products, education, electronics, medical and oil and gas etc. Plaintiff no.2 is a company re