IP Case Law › Patents › Dr. Aloys Wobben & Anr. v. Yogesh Mehra & Ors.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Patents Act, 1970
Provisions considered: Sections 64 and 104 of the Patents Act, 1970, read with Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
Brief facts
Dr. Aloys Wobben, holder of numerous wind-turbine patents, licensed his technology to Enercon India Limited. After the licence was terminated, Enercon India filed a number of revocation petitions before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board against Wobben's patents.
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Keywords
Counter-claim Election of Remedies Patent Litigation Patent Revocation Section 64
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