In the recent case S.S. Industries vs Pavan Kumar Gupta trading as Vapnr traders decided by the Delhi High Court, the decision of the District Court exceeding its jurisdictions was reversed in the matter surrounding design infringement. The Plaintiff, Pavan Kumar Gupta, trading as ‘Vapnr traders’, filed a design infringement suit against the Defendant, S.S. Industries, alleging that the defendant’s shell helmets bore a design which is deceptively similar to the registered design of the plaintiff.
Author – Shubhankar Sushil Sharma
Link to the full article: Appointing Local Commissioner without Adjudication on Grant of Interim Injunction Amounts to Exceeding Jurisdiction by District Court – Lexology