IP Case Law › Patents › Bajaj Auto Ltd. v. TVS Motor Company Ltd.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Provisions considered: Patents Act, 1970 (infringement suit); Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Brief facts
Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor were litigating a patent infringement suit in the Madras High Court, and the appeal before the Supreme Court arose from interlocutory orders in that suit. The Supreme Court had earlier passed interim orders on 8 June 2009 and 31 August 2009.
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Case Management Expeditious Trial Interim Injunction IP Suits Patent Infringement
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