Representatives of Anthropic PBC, a US-based AI company, did not appear in the Belagavi district court on February 16. The case was filed by Anthropic Software Private Limited, a local IT firm, over the use of the same company name, "Anthropic." The Principal District and Commercial Court has issued fresh summons to the US company's officers at its Bengaluru office, requiring their presence on March 9. Judge Manjunath Naik ordered suit summons to be sent to Irina Ghose, Managing Director of Anthropic India Private Limited, headquartered in Domlur, Bengaluru. Earlier, when the case was filed in January 2026, notices were sent to the US company's office in San Francisco. At that time, the company did not have an India office. Later, Anthropic PBC opened an office in Bengaluru after getting registration from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Mohammad Ayyaz Mulla, the petitioner and head of Anthropic Software Private Limited, told reporters that his company was incorporated in 2017, four years before the US Anthropic was founded in 2021. He provided incorporation certificates as proof. Mr. Mulla said, "We have prayed to the court for a permanent injunction that will make the USA company stop using the name Anthropic online and offline. We have proprietary rights over the name, and prior usage of the brand for our IT products." He added that his Belagavi-based company suffers huge losses daily due to name confusion. "All our search results and internet traffic is being directed towards the US company." He also holds four Indian patents in wifi monetisation, driving safety, and AI in classroom teaching. Mr. Mulla faces challenges raising investments and protecting his online content from infringement. His advocate, Bahubali Dhanwade, said the case is based on prior usage, brand name protection laws, passing off, and protection under registration rules among other grounds.