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Article: The Apex Court On Jurisdiction In IP Intrusion Cases.(Dabur India Ltd. v. K.R.Industries)(intellectual property)(Case overview)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- May 27, 2008
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The Supreme Court of India in its recent Judgment1 dismissed the appeal of Dabur Industries on grounds of lack of territorial jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
The said claim by Dabur Industries was first filed in High Court of Delhi in the year 2002 seeking permanent injunction against the defendant, K.R.Industries on two grounds:
Firstly to restrain them to reproduce any of the artistic feature of the plaintiff's Dabur Red tooth Powder including colour combination, get up, lay out, arrangement or packaging which shall amount to infringement of a copyright as the work was claimed to fall within the meaning of "artistic work" as defined by ...