Steer Engineering moves Delhi HC against GSK Consumer over Unilever deal

Steer Engineering has moved Delhi HC seeking to protect the technology it gave to GSK

A cloud of litigation hangs over the recent deal which saw Unilever acquire GlaxoSmithKline's Indian consumer business, including Horlicks and Boost. 

Bengaluru-based Steer Engineering has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of the technology and know-how that it provided to GSK Consumer Healthcare in India. 

The technology is used for the manufacture of food and malt-based drinks such as Horlicks and Boost. 

In its petition, Steer Engineering said it had signed a contract with GSK Consumer that involved scaling up of the ‘Two Twin Extrusion Process’, being employed by the consumer division of the British major. The firm had