Titan Company gets relief from Delhi HC against sale of counterfeit watches on Snapdeal

BENGALURU: Tata-owned Titan Company, country’s largest watchmaker, has got relief from the High Court of Delhi against sellers of counterfeit Titan and Fastrack watches on e-commerce major Snapdeal. Titan had recently filed a civil suit before Delhi HC against Snapdeal for not taking down various listings of counterfeit Titan and Fastrack branded watches, despite being notified of the same by the company. It had also filed a case against two sellers who were selling counterfeit watches by Titan on Snapdeal. Delhi HC has passed a decree today in favour of Titan granting permanent injunction against the said two sellers from selling counterfeit watches and granting costs of Rs 1,50,000 each.

According to a press statement issued by Titan, the court has directed Snapdeal to, besides filing its written statement within the prescribed time, also furnish an affidavit with particulars of all goods sold on its portal under the marks Titan and Fastrack, the sale price thereof collected and the amount appropriated by the etailer to itself and the amount disbursed to the so-called sellers of the said goods. The Court has directed the said particulars to be given with effect from January 1, 2018.

S. Ravi Kant, chief executive of Titan watches & accessories, said, “We welcome the Order passed by the High Court of Delhi. As stated in the past, at Titan, our primary focus is on safeguarding the interests of our consumers and we will not compromise on the quality and experience with our products.”


A Snapdeal spokesperson told ET, “Snapdeal welcomes the order of the Delhi High Court, which reiterates the crucial distinction between the marketplace and the sellers and its directions in this regard will help us expeditiously take action against offenders. The company remains committed to devising and implementing measures, which protect the interests of honest sellers, buyers and brands.”

The Court had, through its earlier Order dated July 29, 2019, directed Snapdeal, upon receiving a complaint from Titan, to remove the URLs selling counterfeit goods of the watch brand. The Snapdeal spokesperson said that the portal is “on the same side as Titan” and will be removing offending URLs as and when flagged off by the brand as part of their anti-counterfeiting program Brand Shield.

Launched in November 2018, the programme works with brands, including Titan, to report and take down listings identified as counterfeits from the portal. The spokesperson added that about 8000 such sellers were barred from the marketplace earlier this year.

Titan’s case against Snapdeal and the two offending sellers is sub-judice before Delhi HC. The next date in the matter is February 20, 2020.