Chennai

In a major blow to Baba Ramdev's Patanjali product 'Coronil', the Madras High Court has restrained the company from using the trademark 'Coronil'. Justice C V Karthikeyan passed the interim order on Friday that is valid till July 30 on the plea of Chennai-based company Arudra Engineering Private Limited which has claimed that 'Coronil' is a trademark owned by it since 1993.

In its argument, the company said that the mark adopted by Patanjali for its drugs are identical to the marks registered by the company. The company added that despite the fact that the products sold by Patanjali are different from that of their company, use of identical trademarks would still amount to infringement of our intellectual property rights.
According to the company which is into manufacturing chemicals and sanitisers to clean heavy machinery and containment units, it has registered 'Coronil-213 SPL' and 'Coronil-92B' in 1993 and has been diligently renewing the trademark since then. "Currently, our right over the trademark is valid till 2027," the company said. Claiming that its products with the trademark have a global presence, the company claimed that its clients include BHEL and Indian Oil.