Himalaya Drug Company pulverizes rebel sites selling its establishments under a torrential slide of order

Himalaya Drug Company pulverizes rebel sites selling its establishments under a torrential slide of order

The Himalaya Drug Company (Himalaya Drug) is occupied with the production and dissemination of Ayurvedic medicaments and arrangements, under the name “HIMALAYA”.

Himalaya Drug was abused by the way that specific rebel sites (Defendant Nos. 1 to 15) were hoodwinking clients by making unauthorisedly addressing themselves as agents of himalaya online portal and that they were approved to enlist franchisees for its business. These rebel sites additionally utilized Himalaya Drug’s brand name and trademark without due approval, subsequently bringing about encroachment and passing off. Resultantly, Himalaya Drug moved toward the Delhi High Court[1] looking for an order against these sites.

Himalaya Drug asserted that the litigants are leading fake exercises under the names, for example, “Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd.” (Defendant №2), “Himalaya Pharmacy Pvt. Ltd.” They are mimicking Himalaya Drug and speaking with the public by means of messages, leaflets, WhatsApp, application structures, online media, and so on, under the previously mentioned names. The Defendants are offering distributorship of Himalaya Drug’s items, as well as offers to select as franchisees of the Himalaya Drug to the general population, with practically no approval from Himalaya Drug at all. They are working through rebel sites as such www.himalayapharmacy.in , www.himalayawelness.in , www.himalayafranchise.org.in , www.himalayadistributor.in , and www.masterfranchise.org.in, all of which obviously show the logo of the Himalaya Drug. Himalaya Drug asserted that its site content was found on the Defendants’ sites www.himalayaglobalgholding.com and photos of Himalaya Drug’s items taken from its site were additionally abused by the respondents.

Himalaya Drug expressed that the messages from these maverick sites show that the complete venture sum for the indicated franchisee of Himalaya Drug’s items was ₹10 lacs to ₹20 lacs, of which half must be paid ahead of time after going into an understanding.