JUDGMENT

I.A. 22385/2022 (O-XXXIX R-1 & 2 of the CPC)

1. By way of the present judgment, I shall decide the application filed on behalf of the plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). CASE SETUPIN THE PLAINT

2. The case set up by the plaintiff in the plaint is as follows:

2.1. The plaintiff is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mayo Clinic, a world- famous charitable organisation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America. The origins of the plaintiff can be traced back to an American surgeon, Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his two sons. Dr. Mayo opened the first private clinic in Rochester in the 1880s and his sons established Mayo Clinic in 1914.

2.2. The plaintiff is a leading internationally known medical center recognized for, inter alia, providing medical care through a diverse physician-led team of people involved in offering clinical, educational, diagnostic and research services in a unified multi-campus system. The plaintiff owns and operates campuses under the trade mark/name Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona and employs approximately 73,000 personnel comprising of physicians