No Company Can Claim Jurisdiction Based On HQ If Cause Of Action Arose Elsewhere: Delhi High Court

In a significant judgment under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Delhi High Court has clarified that a company cannot file a trademark infringement suit in Delhi merely because its head office is located there. The Court held that the cause of action must arise within the jurisdiction where the suit is filed. The decision came in the case of Kohinoor Seed Fields India Pvt Ltd versus Veda Seed Sciences…