IPR Disputes on Identical Issues Can Be Heard Together Even if Pending Before Non-Commercial Courts: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying that intellectual property disputes involving the same or overlapping subject matter should be heard together to avoid parallel proceedings and conflicting judgments, even if some cases are pending before non-commercial civil courts. The Court held that its statutory power to transfer cases under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 remains wide and is not restricted by the…
