Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) confronts Contempt of Court for alleged 'patent infringement'

26th October 2021, Mumbai:

Yashram Lifestyle, a retailer inspired by women across all socio-economic and global backgrounds. This entity focusing on products and services has filed a contempt plea in Karnataka High Court (HC) against Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) for allegedly "contempt of court" order regard to its patented products.

In its court case, Yashram Lifestyle has pleaded attachment of the assets of ABFRL along with "visible action on all the candidates who are engaged in the professional affairs of the company in civil prison for conscious contempt and blatant breach of the Hon'ble court order".

Let us look at the sequence of the event," It dates back to September 25, it was when the Karnataka HC granted a clear-cut injunction restraining ABFRL to stay clear off from producing or selling sanitary undergarments category claimed to have been patented by Yashram Lifestyle Brands since way back to 2009.

As per sources, ABFRL official stand, "Corporate will file an appeal in the court shortly. However, in the meanwhile, we have instructed our business to follow the court order honoring the observation of Hon'ble court."

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