Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd & Anr vs Ms Ab Allcare Herbal & Ors on 7 April, 2026

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    Delhi High Court

    Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd & Anr vs Ms Ab Allcare Herbal & Ors on 7 April, 2026

    Author: Jyoti Singh

    Bench: Jyoti Singh

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                              *    IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
                              %                                         Date of Decision: 7th April, 2026
    
                              +      CS(COMM) 675/2024, I.As. 36095/2024, 36097/2024, 46038/2024,
                                     3084/2025
    
                                     HIMALAYA GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD & ANR......Plaintiffs
                                                 Through: Mr. Vishal Nagpal, Mr. Debjyoti
                                                 Sarkar and Mr. Bal Krishan Singh, Advocates.
    
                                                           versus
    
                                     MS AB ALLCARE HERBAL & ORS.               .....Defendants
                                                  Through: Mr. Abhimanyu Yadav and Mr.
                                                  Prannoy Dey, Advocates for D5.
    
                                     CORAM:
                                     HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
                                                               JUDGEMENT
    

    JYOTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)

    1. This suit is instituted by the Plaintiffs inter alia for a decree of
    permanent injunction restraining the Defendants and all others acting on
    their behalf from selling, manufacturing, distributing, advertising,
    exporting, offering for sale or in any other manner dealing with goods/
    packaging bearing infringing mark Liv-40 and/or any other mark
    identical/deceptively similar to Plaintiffs’ registered Liv.52 trademarks
    resulting in infringement.

    SPONSORED

    2. On 09.08.2024, by an ex parte ad interim order, Court restrained the
    Defendants from selling, distributing, advertising etc., products bearing
    infringing mark Liv-40 and/or any other mark deceptively similar to

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    By:KAMAL KUMAR
    Signing Date:14.04.2026
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    Plaintiffs’ registered Liv.52 trademarks and the trade dress/packaging
    related thereto, so as to amount to infringement and/or passing off.
    Defendants were also restrained from manufacturing, selling, distributing
    etc., their products using HIMALAYA trademark/logo and the trade
    dress/packaging associated therewith, more particularly, the color
    combination of green, orange and white, so as to resulting in passing off
    albeit Defendants were permitted to carry on their business without using
    the impugned trademarks and/or trade dress/packaging. Interim order has
    continued till date.

    3. Summons were served on Defendants No. 1 to 3 on 16.09.2024 and
    they filed written statement on 15.01.2025, which was beyond 120 days,
    which expired on 14.01.2025. Accordingly, the written statement was not
    taken on record. Right of Defendant No. 4 to file written statement was
    closed vide order dated 23.04.2025 and pleadings qua Defendant No. 5 are
    complete. None appears on behalf of Defendants No. 1-4 and as per record,
    there has been no appearance on their behalf continuously since 23.05.2025.
    Even the cost imposed on Defendants No. 1-3 has not been paid. It appears
    that Defendants No. 1-4 are not interested in contesting the suit and are set
    ex parte.

    4. Learned counsel for Defendant No. 5, on instructions, submits that if
    Plaintiffs do not press for costs, said Defendant has no objection in suffering
    a decree of permanent injunction.

    5. Learned counsel for the Plaintiffs, on instructions, submits that
    Plaintiffs shall not press their claim for costs against Defendants No. 4 and 5
    but would do so against Defendants No. 1-3 and also give up the relief of
    rendition of account and damages against all Defendants.

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    By:KAMAL KUMAR
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    6. Heard learned counsel for the Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendant
    No. 5.

    7. Present suit is filed by the Plaintiffs for permanent injunction
    restraining Defendants from infringing their registered trademark Liv.52 and
    its variants as also its attendant trade dress/packaging and the HIMALAYA
    trademarks/logos in respect of identical goods i.e., capsules and syrup for
    liver care and healthcare goods sold by Defendants, respectively. For ready
    reference, registrations in respect of trademark Liv.52 and its variants in
    Class 05 are as follows:-

    8. As stated in the plaint, the aforesaid registrations are valid and
    subsisting. Plaintiffs have placed on record copies of certificate as also

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    invoices showing sales of products under trademark Liv.52 and its variants
    reflecting exponential increase in yearly turnover and have also
    demonstrated that in the year 2023-2024, the sale value was Rs. 634.73
    crores. Plaintiffs have made significant investments towards promotion and
    advertisement of their goods bearing trademark Liv.52 and its variants
    through electronic and print media globally including India. The trademark
    has acquired immense goodwill and reputation and is exclusively associated
    with the Plaintiffs as a source identifier. Liv.52 is the signature brand of the
    Plaintiffs and was included in the Limca Book of Records as India’s highest
    selling herbal drug and as on the date of the filing of the suit, Plaintiffs were
    selling around 1 billion tablets and 13 million syrup bottles under the
    trademark Liv.52 every year across the globe. Plaintiffs have placed on
    record copy of the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in The
    Himalaya Drug Company v. M/s. SBL Limited, RFA(OS) No. 90/2010,
    decided on 09.11.2012, whereby the Respondent therein was restrained from
    using the mark ‘LIV’ as part of its trademark ‘LIV-T’ in respect of
    medicinal preparations observing that even in isolation, use of the impugned
    mark was an infringement of prominent feature of Plaintiff’s trademark.
    Hence, by using the impugned mark Liv-40, Defendants have infringed the
    registered mark Liv.52 of the Plaintiffs, as the impugned mark is deceptively
    similar and is used for identical goods being capsules and syrup for liver
    care. The rival marks being deceptively similar and goods being identical, it
    is inevitable that there will be confusion amongst members of public and
    potential consumers and as held by the Supreme Court in Cadila Healthcare
    Ltd. v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    , (2001) 5 SCC 73, public interest
    would support lesser degree of proof showing confusing similarity in case of

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    trademarks in respect of medicinal products as against non-medicinal
    products. Plaintiffs also assert and rightly so, common law rights in the
    trademark and seek restraint against Defendants from passing off their goods
    as those of the Plaintiffs, since Defendants have been misrepresenting to the
    public that their goods have some association with the Plaintiffs, in order to
    encash on their formidable reputation and goodwill, thereby causing
    irreparable harm and injury to the goodwill of the Plaintiffs. Defendants are
    thus liable to be restrained from infringing Plaintiffs’ trademarks as also
    from passing off.

    9. Insofar as HIMALAYA trademarks/logo is
    concerned, the same was conceived, developed and adopted by the Plaintiffs
    in 2001 and has a unique style and distinctive get-up, including its colour
    combination of green, orange and white with the device of orange leaf. Over

    the time, Plaintiffs have made some variations ,

    albeit the distinctive elements have

    remained unchanged and the logo has been a constant along with
    green and orange colour combination. Plaintiffs have placed on
    record documents in the form of Chartered Accoutant’s certificates to reflect
    Plaintiff No. 2’s turnover of the products sold under HIMALAYA brand
    since 2001 as also expenses incurred on promotion as follows, which
    indicates their growing goodwill and reputation:-

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    10. Basis the immense goodwill and reputation, Plaintiffs assert common
    law rights in HIMALAYA trademarks. Defendants have dishonestly
    imitated the HIMALAYA trademarks so as to come as close as possible to
    the Plaintiffs in respect of identical goods. As brought out in the plaint, the
    impugned logo is deceptively similar to Plaintiffs’ trademark/logo in terms
    of stylization, get-up, appearance, colour combination of green, orange and
    white and also includes the leaf device. For ready reference, the rival
    trademarks are as follows:-

    11. As can be seen from the comparative, Defendants have adopted
    deceptively similar trademark in respect of identical goods i.e., healthcare
    goods. The consumer base and trade channels being common, there is every
    likelihood of confusion amongst members of public and hence, Defendants
    are liable to be restrained from passing off the goods of the Plaintiffs by
    mispresenting to the public that their goods have any association with those
    of the Plaintiffs as this is leading to irreparable damage to reputation and
    goodwill of the Plaintiffs, which they have successfully demonstrated
    from the sales figures by way of invoices and Chartered Accountant’s
    certificates.

    12. In light of the aforesaid, this suit is decreed in favour of the Plaintiffs
    and against the Defendants in terms of paragraph 70(a), (b), (c), (d) and (i),

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    save and except, the relief of costs which the Plaintiffs do not press against
    Defendant No. 5.

    13. Registry is directed to draw up the decree sheet.

    14. Suit stands disposed of along with pending applications.

    15. Plaintiffs shall file their bill of costs before 20.04.2026, on which date
    the matter will be placed before the Taxing Officer for computation of costs
    in terms of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and 2018 Rules read with Delhi
    High Court Intellectual Property Division Rules, 2022.

    JYOTI SINGH, J
    APRIL 7, 2026/YA

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    By:KAMAL KUMAR
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