Edtech Startup Unacademy ‘Reviewing’ Court Order Restraining It To Use PrepLadder In Plagiarism Row

Edtech Startup Unacademy ‘Reviewing’ Court Order Restraining It To Use PrepLadder In Plagiarism Row

SUMMARY

The court has granted ‘ex-parte injunction’ to Sri Lankan medtech startup Medical Joyworks against Indian edtech startup Unacademy and its medical test-prep subsidiary, PrepLadder

Medical Joyworks alleged that PrepLadder has plagiarised Medical Joyworks’s Prognosis application and other property.

“We are in the process of reviewing the relevant documents. We will be deciding on our next course of action (including protecting our rights and interests) in consultation with our legal advisors,” an Unacademy spokesperson tells Inc42

In July 2020, Unacademy had acquired PrepLadder, a postgraduate medical entrance exam preparation startup for $50Mn expecting to strengthen Unacademy’s presence in the medical entrance examinations categories such as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical postgraduate courses.

Now, in a court hearing, the Bombay City Civil Court has granted “ex-parte injunction” to Sri Lankan medtech startup Medical Joyworks against Indian edtech startup Unacademy and its medical test-prep subsidiary, PrepLadder. A petition filed by Medical Joyworks alleged that PrepLadder has plagiarised Medical Joyworks’s Prognosis application and other property.

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