On Monday, the trial court had said that Unacademy cannot use PrepLadder – which helps students prepare for various entrance exams – unless to the satisfaction of Sri Lankan all proprietary information, information and technology related to Medical Joyworks. was not removed from it. firm and an independent auditor. The court had also said that Medical Joyworks can claim compensation after assessing the damages, if any.
But Justice AS Gadkari of the Bombay High Court on Monday stayed the decision in an oral order.
Senior advocate Virag Tuljapurkar and advocate Hiren Kamod, appearing for Unacademy, argued that the trial court’s order was “totally wrong” as the civil judge had passed it without jurisdiction. He argued, “The civil judges failed to appreciate that the Bombay City Civil Court does not have jurisdiction to try suits or civil proceedings relating to intellectual property matters under the Bombay City Civil Courts Act.”
Amit Vyas, partner at law firm Vertis Partners, appearing for the Sri Lankan startup along with advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, said the order was stayed on the basis of jurisdiction and not on merit. He declined to divulge further details, saying the matter was sub-judice. An Unacademy spokesperson did not immediately respond to queries seeking comment.
The court will next hear the matter on October 20.
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Medical Joyworks, which provides digital products and solutions to the medical sector, previously said it has provided extensive evidence to the city’s civil court, explaining how preparation ladder was systematically copying and changing its proprietary information, expertise and technology, and presenting them as its own. the name of the petition sorting hat technologies, the parent company of Unacademy, and its investors including Bloom Venture Advisors, Sequoia Capital India, SoftBank Vision Fund and Temasek Holdings.
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It acquired PrepLadder last July in a $50 million cash and stock deal. Its founders Dipanshu Goel, Vitul Goel and Sahil Goel and their 250-member team joined Unacademy.