Recently, Aztec Secret Health &amp;  Beauty Ltd. (Aztec Secret) represented by R K Dewan &amp; Co., was  successful in obtaining an <em>ex parte ad  interim</em> injunction in  a suit filed before Delhi High Court, against the infringers namely, Mohammad Akbar U  Maniyar &amp; others (Defendants) for infringing its copyright in original  artistic work and passing-off of its trademarks.<br />
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Aztec Secret is a company incorporated  under the laws of United States of America and is engaged in the business of  manufacturing and selling of healing clay, facial cleansers, facial beauty  masks, essential oils, apple cider vinegar, etc. particularly used for skin care  and rejuvenation under its trademarks AZTEC SECRET since 1986.<br />
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Aztec Secret has been actively using  its trademarks/ trade dress/ trade name/ artistic work &quot;AZTEC SECRET/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-1.png" />/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-2.png" />&rdquo; for its products since the year 2013  in India. Aztec Secret has also been selling, advertising its products through  its own website i.e., <a href="http://www.aztecsecret.com">www.aztecsecret.com</a> and through various  e-commerce websites such as Amazon, Go India Organics, Tata 1mg <em>etc</em>. The goodwill and reputation of its  products is acknowledged by several popular magazines including Vogue, Business  Insider, Valley, Allure, New York Post, Cosmopolitan, etc. <br />
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Aztec Secret came to know that, the Defendants were violating their  statutory and common law rights by infringing their original artistic work and  were also passing-off their goods by adopting identical trademarks/ trade dress  &ldquo;AZTEC SECRET/ <img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-3.png" />/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-4.png" />/<img border="0" src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-5.png" />&rdquo;  &amp;  domain name <a href="http://www.aztecsecret.in">www.aztecsecret.in</a>.<br />
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R K Dewan &amp; Co. on behalf  of Aztec  Secret approached  the Delhi High Court, restraining the Copyright and Trademark Infringement as  well as Passing off. The Hon&rsquo;ble Court <em>vide</em> its Order granted an ex  parte ad interim injunction, restraining the Defendants and held that the marks  &ldquo;AZTEC SECRET/ <img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-6.png" />/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-7.png" />/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-8.png" />&rdquo; were identical to  the Aztec Secret&rsquo;s registered copyright in original artistic work <img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-9.png" /> and its registered trademarks &ldquo;AZTEC SECRET/<img src="https://www.rkdewan.com/images/cs-img-10.png" />&rdquo;.<br />
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The Court was pleased to appoint  a two Local Commissioners to inspect, sign and take charge of the account  ledgers/cash books/accounts books, manufacture and/or import records pertaining  to the sale etc. of the products bearing the infringing marks.<br />
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Thereafter, the R K Dewan &amp;  Co. team assisted the Local Commissioner to investigate and conduct a smooth  and successful raid at the premises of the Defendants in Karnataka &amp; Delhi.  The Defendants also undertook to provide the Statement of Accounts, books of  accounts, invoices of the infringing trademark &ldquo;Aztec Secret&rdquo; along with the  sample of label bearing the infringing marks.<br />
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This case reflects R K Dewan&rsquo;s  expertise in taking swift and well-strategized actions which lead to timely and  effective results.