Bombay High Court (re)assures that copyright registration is not required to remedy infringement

Title

Bombay High Court (re)assures that copyright registration is not required to remedy infringement

Creator

Wadhwa M.; Saidha M.K.

Description

Sanjay Soya Private Limited v. Narayani Trading Company, Interim Application (L) No. 5011 of 2020 and Commercial IP Suit No. 2 of 2021, High Court of Bombay, Maharashtra, judgment of 9 March 2021, by Mr. Justice G.S. Patel The Bombay High Court, in the case of Sanjay Soya Private Limited v. Narayani Trading Company, held that copyright registration is not a prerequisite to claiming relief in copyright infringement cases. The judgment clarifies the dubiety created previously by a contrary judicial opinion and aligns the Indian position with international copyright principles. 2021 The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Source

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Vol-16, No. 10, pp. 1034-1036.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Coverage

Wadhwa M., School of Law, Christ University; Saidha M.K., School of Law, Christ University

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 17471540

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpab136

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