Citihealth Imports (Private) Limited vs. Drools Pet Food Private Ltd. – CA RII/08/2024-2025

In the Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, an application for Restitutio in Integrum and/or Revision under Article 138 of the Constitution, case number CA RII/08/2024, originating from the Commercial High Court (HC (Civil) 18/2023/IP), was filed by CITIHEALTH IMPORTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and DROOLS LANKA (CITIHEALTH) (PRIVATE) LIMITED. The plaintiffs sought to revoke the interim injunction order of January 19, 2024, and requested new injunctions to protect the “Drools” trademark in Sri Lanka. The petitioners claimed compliance with licensing requirements for the trademark, used for imported pet food, while the defendants argued that trademark ownership belonged to one of the respondents and cited the termination of a distribution agreement on May 17, 2023. Earli