Sotkon SP SLU Vs Western Imagery

Judgement date:31.10.2022

Suit No. CS Comm No. 484 of 2022 

Name of Court: High Court of Delhi

Name of Hon'ble Justice: Prathiba M Singh H.J.

Case Title: Sotkon SP SLU Vs Western Imagery

The subject matter Suit was filed by the Plaintiff seeking the relief of permanent injunction against the Defendant from infringing Plaintiff's  Indian Patent No. 329620 titled as 'Subsurface System for the Collection of Refuse’. 

Vide order dated 05.10.2022 , interim injunction order dated 05.10.2022, the Hon'ble High Court of

Delhi was pleased to retrain the defendants’, their proprietors, partners etc. from infringing the

plaintiff’s registered patent IN 329620. Defendants were also restrained from using the photographs,

illustrations from the plaintiff’s brochure and the technical specifications of the products that amount

to infringement of plaintiff’s copyright. 

Even after passing of the ex parte injunction order the Defendant kept on supplying impugned

product, hence the subject matter contempt petition was filed.

The Defendant pleaded that they were supplying the subject matter products only as per the

Government tender. However, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi was pleased to held the

Defendant guilty of contempt , rejecting this argument of the Defendant and further cost

of Rupees two Crores was imposed upon them.

Ajay Amitabh Suman, [IP ADJUTOR]

IPR Advocate, Hon'ble High Court of Delhi.

ajayamitabh7@gmail.com, 9990389539

D/1027/2002

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