Two-Pronged Test Laid Down To Distinguish Copyright Works From Industrial Designs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited VERSUS Inox India Limited and Others, has clarified the legal principles governing the overlapping domains of copyright protection and industrial design registration, through interpretation of Section 15(2) of the Copyright Act, 1957 and relevant provisions of the Designs Act, 2000. The decision was rendered by a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh…
