Dispute over Patent for the
Use of Twin-Spark Plug Engine Technology – Speedy disposal of Intellectual
property rights cases- The Supreme Court of India by this landmark
judgment has directed all the courts in India for speedy trial and
disposal of intellectual property related cases in the courts in India. In
two-year-old dispute involving two companies, which have been locked in a
patent dispute over the use of a twin-spark plug engine technology, the Supreme
Court observed that suits relating to the matters of patents, trademarks and
copyrights are pending for years and years and litigation is mainly fought
between the parties about the temporary injunction. The Supreme Court directed
that hearing in the intellectual property matters should proceed on day to day
basis and the final judgment should be given normally within four months from
the date of the filing of the suit. The Supreme Court further directed to
all the courts and tribunals in the country to punctually and faithfully carry
out the aforesaid orders.
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