Reliefs in suits for infringement
Section 108 of the Patents Act, 1970 deals with reliefs in suits for infringement. ] The reliefs which a court may grant in any suit for infringement include an injunction (subject to such terms, if any, as the court thinks fit) and, at the option of the plaintiff, either damages or an account of profits. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1978.
1[(1)] The reliefs which a court may grant in any suit for infringement include an injunction (subject to such terms, if any, as the court thinks fit) and, at the option of the plaintiff, either damages or an account of profits.
2[(2) The court may also order that the goods which are found to be infringing and materials and implement, the predominant use of which is in the creation of infringing goods shall be seized, forfeited or destroyed, as the court deems fit under the circumstances of the case without payment of any compensation.]
Section 108, The Patents Act, 1970 (Act 39 of 1970).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Bilcare Limited v. Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd. (with Bilcare Ltd. v. The Supreme Industries Ltd.)
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
In a Patents Act s.48/104/108 infringement suit seeking interlocutory injunction, grant of a recent patent (here <6 years; registered 2004, suit 2006) does not create a presumption of validity for interim relief — s.13(4) and Bishwanath Prasad / Standipack line mean validity is always open, and where prior-art multilayer film literature and opposition raise tangible suspicion, damages/accounts are adequate; Del HC dismissed appeals and left trial-court vacation of ex parte injunction undisturbed.
On this section: True
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Questions about Section 108
What have the courts held on Section 108 of the Patents Act?
Bilcare Limited v. Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd. (with Bilcare Ltd. v. The Supreme Industries Ltd.) (20 Mar 2007) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: True.
How do I find court cases under Section 108 of the Patents Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Patents Act 108, section 108 Patents Act, section 108 of the Patents Act. People searching for it also type uk patents act rule 108. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Bilcare Limited v. Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd. (with Bilcare Ltd. v. The Supreme Industries Ltd.) (20 Mar 2007).
When did Section 108 of the Patents Act come into force?
Section 108 of the Patents Act, cited as Patents Act 108, came into force on 01 Apr 1978, having been enacted on 19 Sep 1970. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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