PIL seeking to restrain Serum Institute from using Covishield trademark rejected
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to restrain Serum Institute of India Private Limited from using the name 'Covishield' for its vaccine against Covid-19 noting that such an order would create confusion and disruption in the vaccine administration programme.
A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and C V Bhadang dismissed an appeal filed by pharmaceutical firm Cutis Biotech claiming trademark of the name 'Covishield' and seeking a direction to Serum Institute of India to stop using the name for its COVID-19 vaccine.
The court in its order said it is now widely known that Covishield is a vaccine to counter coronavirus.
"A temporary injunction directing Serum Institute to discontinue the use of mark 'Covishield' for its vaccine will cause confusion and disruption in the vaccine administration programme. In this case, thus, the grant of an injunction would have large-scale ramifications traversing beyond the parties to the suit," the order said.
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