Bench:Hanchate Sanjeevkumar
2 IP cases indexed. Covers patent, trademark matters.
Cases Presided Over
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M/S Applesoft v.The Director General, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing & The Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing & The Secretary to Government, Department of Information Technology
M/S Applesoft filed a Regular First Appeal challenging a trial court judgment that dismissed its suit seeking permanent injunction and damages. The plaintiff claimed breach of an implied contract by Defendant No. 1 (C-DAC) related to free distribution of Tamil language software. The High Court upheld the dismissal, primarily finding that the Bengaluru Civil Court lacked territorial jurisdiction over the dispute.
Eternal Limited v.Eternl Resilienttech Private Limited
The Karnataka High Court dismissed an appeal filed by Eternal Limited against an order granting an ad-interim ex-parte temporary injunction in favor of Eternl Resilienttech Private Limited, restraining Eternal Limited from using the mark 'Eternal' or any other mark deceptively similar to Eternl Resilinttech Private Limited's registered trademark. The court held that the appeal was not maintainable and that the remedy available to the appellant/defendant was to file an application under Order XXXIX Rule 4 of CPC. The court also directed the Trial Court to consider any such application within four weeks and pass appropriate orders on its merits.
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