Catnic Components Ltd v Hill & Smith Ltd (No.1)[1] Facts In this case, the plaintiffs were proprietors of a patent for steel lintels[2]. The defendants copied and manufactured it. The defendants then produced a second form of lintel which differed slightly. The plaintiffs brought a second action in respect of this lintel, and further included…
Amersham Pharmacia Biotech AB v. Amicon Ltd.[1] Facts: Amersham Pharmacia (AP) appealed against a decision[2] holding that its patent for a particular apparatus and method of chromatography had not been infringed by Amicon (A). The object of the invention was to speed up the time taken to remove debris from the inside of chromatography equipment,…
Facts: Two plaintiffs, namely, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., filed this suit for permanent injunction restraining infringement of patent by the defendants. The plaintiff No.1 Company claiming to be the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics stated that it engages into collaborative agreements and alliances with numerous partners and…
Facts: The defendant No.1 claimed to have obtained a patent for process titled as “A Process of manufacturing engraved design articles on metals or non-metals”. The defendants No.2 and 3 are Commissioners of Customs (Import), Officers of Customs. The plaintiff filed a suit seeking declaration and consequential reliefs of injunction on the premise that the…
Facts: There were two suits in this case. One by the plaintiff Bajaj Auto Limited which filed a suit under Section 108 of the Patents Act, 1970 for the relief of permanent injunction in respect of the plaintiff’s patent and/or from using the technology/invention described in the said patent and/or manufacturing, marketing, selling, offering for…