Trademark Infringement :Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali’s troubles are not decreasing. The Bombay High Court has directed Patanjali Ayurveda to deposit Rs 50 lakh for alleged violation of the court’s interim order. Actually, the High Court had filed a case of trademark violation against Patanjali. In August last year, the High Court had ordered Patanjali not to sell its camphor products. However, the court received information through an interim application that Patanjali is still selling its camphor products.
The court had banned the sale of camphor products
Let us tell you that in a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Limited, the High Court in an interim order in August 2023 had restrained Patanjali Ayurveda Limited from selling its camphor products. A single bench of Justice R.I. Chhagla said on July 8 that Patanjali, in an affidavit filed in June, admitted violation of the earlier order of stay against the sale of the said camphor products.
Instructions to deposit Rs 50 lakh
Justice Chagla said in the order that such violation of the order dated August 30, 2023 by respondent number one (Patanjali) will not be tolerated by the court. A copy of the order was made available on Wednesday. The bench said that it would be appropriate to direct Patanjali to deposit Rs 50 lakh before passing an order for violation/contempt of the order.
Further hearing on July 19
The high court will hear the case further on July 19. Mangalam Organics had filed a suit against Patanjali Ayurveda, alleging copyright infringement of its camphor products. It later filed an application, claiming that Patanjali was violating the interim order as it continued to sell camphor products.