Mountain Valley Springs India Private ... vs Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Limited ...

ik-98306645 Delhi High Court 27 February 2026 • 29 min read

Judges (2)

Madhu Jain Coram Navin Chawla Delivered

Counsel (10)

Aastha Verma Counsel Respondent Ayesha Guhathakurta Counsel Appellant Essenese Obhan Counsel Appellant Jayant Mehta Counsel Respondent Neel Mason Counsel Appellant Rohan Swarup Counsel Respondent Sundeep Chatterjee Counsel Respondent Swathi Sukumar Counsel Appellant Tanya Arora Counsel Respondent Urvika Aggarwal Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Limited Respondent Mountain Valley Springs India Private Limited Appellant

Case Significance

Mountain Valley Springs India Private ... vs Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Lim... is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 27, 2026 (citation: ik-98306645). Mountain Valley Springs (owner of the 'MAMAEARTH' brand) appealed the Single Judge's refusal to grant interim injunction against Baby Forest Ayurveda for using the marks 'BABY FOREST' and 'BABY FOREST-SOHAM OF AYURVEDA', alleging infringement of its 'MAMAEARTH' trademark. The Division Bench dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the Single Judge's conclusion that there was no deceptive similarity between the marks, though it noted disagreement with the adoption of the 'initial interest confusion The bench comprised Justices Madhu Jain and Navin Chawla. The judgment was delivered by Justice Navin Chawla.

Summary

Mountain Valley Springs (owner of the 'MAMAEARTH' brand) appealed the Single Judge's refusal to grant interim injunction against Baby Forest Ayurveda for using the marks 'BABY FOREST' and 'BABY FOREST-SOHAM OF AYURVEDA', alleging infringement of its 'MAMAEARTH' trademark. The Division Bench dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the Single Judge's conclusion that there was no deceptive similarity between the marks, though it noted disagreement with the adoption of the 'initial interest confusion' test.

What was the outcome of Mountain Valley Springs India Private ... vs Baby Forest Ayurveda Private Lim...?

Mountain Valley Springs (owner of the 'MAMAEARTH' brand) appealed the Single Judge's refusal to grant interim injunction against Baby Forest Ayurveda for using the marks 'BABY FOREST' and 'BABY FOREST...

Judgment

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