Court Slams Brakes On Disparaging Content: Alkem's 'PAN-D' Products Protected

Court Slams Brakes On Disparaging Content: Alkem's 'PAN-D' Products Protected

Pharmaceutical Giant Wins Interim Relief Against Online Defamation

The Delhi High Court grants interim relief to Alkem Laboratories Limited, restraining two defendants, Dr. Mariya Parvez and others, from disparaging and defaming the company's 'PAN-D' products. The 'PAN-D' products are a formulation of Pantoprazole and Domperidone used for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyspepsia, and gastritis.

The court observed that the defendants had singled out Alkem Laboratories' 'PAN-D' products and were deliberately targeting the company. The defendants uploaded videos on their Instagram accounts making purportedly defamatory videos against the plaintiff's PAN-D products.

The court directed defendant no. 2 to take down the impugned video from her Instagram account and restrained her from posting any other video that disparages the plaintiff's 'PAN-D' products. Moreover, defendant no. 1 has undertaken to remove all references to the plaintiff's product, 'PAN-D', in the impugned videos and not to post any video in the future that disparages the plaintiff's 'PAN-D' products.

In this case the plaintiff was represented by Mr. Amit Sibal, Senior Advocate, Ms. Tusha Malhotra, Ms. Tanvi Bhatnagar, Ms. Smriti Nain, Ms. Saksham Dhingra and Mr. Darpan Sachdeva, Advocates.