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CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
SUSHMA
ASSOCIATE- PATENTS
Defendants
Plaintiff
vs
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M/S. Inphase Power Technologies
Mr. Pannalal Biswas
Mr. Natesh Mayavel
Mr. Hashan Mydin
Mr. Thiyaneshwar
Mr. Kamalakannan Elangovan
M/S. ABB India Limited
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Case Details
IN206766
STATCOM
Brochure
Sales &
Client Info
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Plaintiff Patent Details
Plaintiff manufactures and supplies Proprietary Power Products, Low
Voltage Products, Industrial Motors and Drives, Power Grids,
Electrical Equipment etc. It’s products are marked under the brand
‘PQC STATCON’.
A Patent no.206766 granted to Plaintiff, relates to “a dynamic reactive
power compensator to be known as STATCON which continuously
compensates the varying load reactive power and allows unity power
factor operation at the input supply within its capacity”.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Alleged product details
A product called ‘STATCOM’ described in its brochure as
IPC 150-SCOM.
It is ‘a reactive power compensator’ and claims to manage the
unbalanced load compensation for a three phase network. It is
based on Voltage Source Converter Technology, which makes
use of semiconductor devices to control IGBT (Insulated Gate
Bipolar Transistor).
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Case Insights
Plaintiff’s products were developed by a team of employees, which
included defendants also and paid additional remuneration for IP.
Defendants are now marketing and offering for sale a product
by name ‘Statcom’, which is deceptively similar to plaintiff’s
trade mark. The name ‘Statcom’ is visually and phonetically
similar to plaintiff’s Trade Mark.
Defendants are former employees of the Plaintiff. Whilst they
were in service, they were entrusted with significant amount of
information relating to plaintiff’s products and business.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Plaintiff suit
• an order of injunction restraining the defendants from
misappropriating or distributing plaintiff’s confidential
information;
• an order of injunction restraining the defendants from infringing
patent No.206766;
•an order of injunction restraining the defendants from using
plaintiff’s trade mark “PQC STATCON”; and
•a direction to pay damages of Rs.5,50,00,000/- for breach of trust
and infringement of patent No.206766.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
In addition to
1. To appoint a Commissoner seize the computers etc.
2. Temporary injunction restraining the defendants from infringing
patent no.206766.
3. Temporary injunction from misappropriating or distributing
plaintiff’s confidential information.
4. Temporary injunction restraining defendants from soliciting
plaintiff’s customers or taking employment with the customers or
competitors.
5. Temporary injunction restraining defendants no.2 to 4 from
continuing employment with any other competitor.
Trial Court has dismissed 1, 4 & 5 and allowed 2 & 3
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Plaintiff Arguments
Defendants have copied and transferred technical
material created by plaintiff such as designs and drawings
etc., by electronic mail to their personal emails, which has
enabled them to develop a product IPC 150-SCOM;
Defendants Trade Mark IPC 150-SCOM is similar to
plaintiff’s Trade Mark STATCON and PQC STATCON.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Defendant response
•STATCON is a generic term. Plaintiff has not sought to register
the same. Therefore, no injunction can be granted with regard to a
trade name ‘STATCON’.
•Defendants have not violated any Copyright of plaintiff as the
language contained in the brochure is based on a paper
published by C.Schauder, M. Gernhardt, E. Stacey, T. Lemak L.
Gyugyi of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and two others.
The information contained in the brochure of the defendants is
available in public domain.
•The learned Trial Judge has misdirected himself by comparing the
product IPC 150 AHF of the defendants with PQC STATCON,
whereas the specific case of the plaintiff is that IPC 150 SCOM has
infringed their patented product PQC STATCON.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Contd…
(iv) There is a classic difference in the machines
manufactured by the plaintiff and defendants.
Defendants’ machine contains a harmonic filter, which is
absent in plaintiff’s machine;
(v)There are large number of other differences in the
products manufactured by the plaintiff and
defendants. The learned Trial Judge has not critically
analyzed the said differences, which are placed on
record in the memorandum of appeal;
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Contd…
(vi)The emails said to have been sent by defendants are allegedly
recovered from the laptop belonging to the plaintiff – Company and
used by the said defendants during the course of their
employment. Recovery of data is made by M/s. KPMG behind
the back of the defendants. Therefore, the veracity of
allegation is highly questionable;
(vii)Document No.27 is fabricated as the name of M/s.AZB
Partners is found on the print out.
Therefore, it follows that the said Law Firm has opened the
documents, whereas, the report is submitted by M/s. KPMG.
Hence, the documents relied upon by the plaintiff are not authentic.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Plaintiff submissions
(i) Plaintiff is a Company of International repute;
(ii)Defendants are former employees of plaintiff. They were
involved in the research and privy to confidential information;
(iii)Defendants have not denied the emails sent by them. On
the other hand, they have admitted to have sent those emails
with untenable explanations;
(iv)Whilst in service with the plaintiff, the defendants were actively
involved in their Company. This is manifest by the use of email id
provided by the defendant;
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Contd…
(v)The technical and commercial offer made by the
defendants with regard to the product said to have
manufactured by the defendant is in gross infringement
of the Copyright of the plaintiff. In addition, defendants
are also guilty of passing of confidential information;
(vi)Though defendants have contended that
‘STATCON’ is a generic name, they have applied for a
trade mark as ‘PQC STATCON’ to the Trade Mark
Registry, Chennai on 5.8.2015;
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Contd…
(vii) The grounds suggesting that the learned Trial Judge has not
correctly compared the machines is untenable because it is a specific
case of the plaintiff that the defendants are using the patent of plaintiff
and manufacturing various products. Plaintiff has produced brochure
for both IPC 150 SCOM and IPC 150 AHF. The learned Judge has
correctly compared them and granted an order of interim
injunction. Hence, there is no legal infirmity with the impugned
order,;
(viii) Argument with regard to harmonic filter is wholly untenable
because harmonic filter is a part of the product of plaintiff.
Trial Court has granted temporary injunction as prayed
for in No.3 & 4.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Court Considerations
1. Whether the product manufactured by the defendants
infringes the registration of patent obtained by the plaintiff?
•It was contended that only a patentee of main invention is entitled to
improve or modify the main invention.
•“A person is guilty of infringement if he makes what is in substance the
equivalent of the patented article. Some trifling or unessential variation has to
be ignored. There is a catena of authority in support of this view.”
•Sections 54 and 55 in terms establish the link between the main
invention and the patent of addition.
•It is obvious therefore that only the patentee of the main invention is
entitled to improve or modify the main invention for otherwise it
would permit anybody to benefit from it by exploiting the main
invention
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Court Considerations
2.Whether defendants have denied the allegation with regard to
transfer of data via e-mails?
3. Whether defendants have prima facie established that they did not
possess an e-mail I.D. provided by the first defendant whilst they
were in service?
•specific contention of the plaintiff that defendant was using an E-mail
account provided by the first defendant company
(pannalal.biswas@inphase.in) even while he was in service with the plaintiff.
•However, they have not denied a vital fact that they possessed the
e-mail I.Ds, provided by defendant-company and they were actively using
them.
•Therefore it would be reasonable to hold that defendants were in
association with the Defendant-Company even while they were on the
rolls of Plaintiff-Company.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Court Considerations
4. Whether plaintiffs have made out a prima facie case in their
favour?
5. Whether the order passed by the Trial Court requires
interference?
In the case of Sirmour Remedies Private Limited & Anr. vs
Kepler Healthcare Private Limited & Ors. reported in 2014
SCC OnLine Cal 2703, it is held that an ex-servant would not
make an improper use of an information and he could be
restrained from doing so.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Court Considerations
The plaintiff also contended that defendants had all vital
information in their possession and such information could be
used as a springboard to manufacture identical machines
though with minor modifications.
An ex-employee may be injuncted from using the information in
his possession and acting in a manner which can be
detrimental to the interest of the plaintiff. A company which
invests its time, money and manpower in research and
development deserves protection against infringement and
passing of.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Defendants Grounds
•e-mails are not authentic.
•Differences in technical specifications vis-à-vis the product
manufactured by the plaintiff and the first defendant.
•The name of the product is generic.
•A technical report prepared by one Dr.Vishwanathan Talasila relied
upon by the plaintiff is vitiated.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Decision
•Authenticity of their e-mails can hardly come to the aid of
defendants because at the material point of time, they had already
tendered the resignation and they were under notice period.
•Regarding minute differences in technical specifications is untenable
in view of various authoritative pronouncements discussed supra.
•Regarding the generic name of the product is per se contrary to
defendants’ conduct of applying for a Trademark in the name ‘PQC
STATCON’.
•Impeaching the report prepared by Dr.Vishwanathan Talasila is
equally fallible because no evidence is brought on record which
may even remotely suggests that the said report is biased for any
extraneous consideration.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Decision
Wander Ltd. and another v. Antox India P. Ltd.
“Once the court of first instance exercises its discretion to grant or
refuse to grant relief of temporary injunction and the said
exercise of discretion is based upon objective consideration of the
material placed before the court and is supported by cogent
reasons, the appellate court will be loath to interfere simply because
on a de novo consideration of the matter it is possible for the
appellate court to form a different opinion on the issues of prima
facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury and equity.”
The grounds urged on behalf of the defendants are
untenable. Resultantly, they fail and are accordingly
dismissed.
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Recently, InPhase Power Technologies Private Limited filed a
complaint before the Competition Commission of India
against ABB India Ltd. on the ground of abuse of dominant
position. Interestingly, CCI ruled in favor of InPhase, ordering the
Director General to conduct an investigation on the matter and
submit the report in this regard. InPhase had alleged that ABB is
abusing its dominant position, in the relevant market, to restrain
the sale of InPhase's product.
Interesting Fact
CHENNAI
III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400
COIMBATORE
#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore – 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921
HYDERABAD
Flat No. A-701,
Brindavan Apartments,
Niloufer Hospital Road,
Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034.
Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009
COCHIN
Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A,
Alapatt Heritage Building,
MG Road, Cochin – 682035
Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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In phase vs. abb

  • 1. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com SUSHMA ASSOCIATE- PATENTS Defendants Plaintiff vs IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU M/S. Inphase Power Technologies Mr. Pannalal Biswas Mr. Natesh Mayavel Mr. Hashan Mydin Mr. Thiyaneshwar Mr. Kamalakannan Elangovan M/S. ABB India Limited
  • 2. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Case Details IN206766 STATCOM Brochure Sales & Client Info
  • 3. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Plaintiff Patent Details Plaintiff manufactures and supplies Proprietary Power Products, Low Voltage Products, Industrial Motors and Drives, Power Grids, Electrical Equipment etc. It’s products are marked under the brand ‘PQC STATCON’. A Patent no.206766 granted to Plaintiff, relates to “a dynamic reactive power compensator to be known as STATCON which continuously compensates the varying load reactive power and allows unity power factor operation at the input supply within its capacity”.
  • 4. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Alleged product details A product called ‘STATCOM’ described in its brochure as IPC 150-SCOM. It is ‘a reactive power compensator’ and claims to manage the unbalanced load compensation for a three phase network. It is based on Voltage Source Converter Technology, which makes use of semiconductor devices to control IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor).
  • 5. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Case Insights Plaintiff’s products were developed by a team of employees, which included defendants also and paid additional remuneration for IP. Defendants are now marketing and offering for sale a product by name ‘Statcom’, which is deceptively similar to plaintiff’s trade mark. The name ‘Statcom’ is visually and phonetically similar to plaintiff’s Trade Mark. Defendants are former employees of the Plaintiff. Whilst they were in service, they were entrusted with significant amount of information relating to plaintiff’s products and business.
  • 6. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Plaintiff suit • an order of injunction restraining the defendants from misappropriating or distributing plaintiff’s confidential information; • an order of injunction restraining the defendants from infringing patent No.206766; •an order of injunction restraining the defendants from using plaintiff’s trade mark “PQC STATCON”; and •a direction to pay damages of Rs.5,50,00,000/- for breach of trust and infringement of patent No.206766.
  • 7. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com In addition to 1. To appoint a Commissoner seize the computers etc. 2. Temporary injunction restraining the defendants from infringing patent no.206766. 3. Temporary injunction from misappropriating or distributing plaintiff’s confidential information. 4. Temporary injunction restraining defendants from soliciting plaintiff’s customers or taking employment with the customers or competitors. 5. Temporary injunction restraining defendants no.2 to 4 from continuing employment with any other competitor. Trial Court has dismissed 1, 4 & 5 and allowed 2 & 3
  • 8. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Plaintiff Arguments Defendants have copied and transferred technical material created by plaintiff such as designs and drawings etc., by electronic mail to their personal emails, which has enabled them to develop a product IPC 150-SCOM; Defendants Trade Mark IPC 150-SCOM is similar to plaintiff’s Trade Mark STATCON and PQC STATCON.
  • 9. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Defendant response •STATCON is a generic term. Plaintiff has not sought to register the same. Therefore, no injunction can be granted with regard to a trade name ‘STATCON’. •Defendants have not violated any Copyright of plaintiff as the language contained in the brochure is based on a paper published by C.Schauder, M. Gernhardt, E. Stacey, T. Lemak L. Gyugyi of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and two others. The information contained in the brochure of the defendants is available in public domain. •The learned Trial Judge has misdirected himself by comparing the product IPC 150 AHF of the defendants with PQC STATCON, whereas the specific case of the plaintiff is that IPC 150 SCOM has infringed their patented product PQC STATCON.
  • 10. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Contd… (iv) There is a classic difference in the machines manufactured by the plaintiff and defendants. Defendants’ machine contains a harmonic filter, which is absent in plaintiff’s machine; (v)There are large number of other differences in the products manufactured by the plaintiff and defendants. The learned Trial Judge has not critically analyzed the said differences, which are placed on record in the memorandum of appeal;
  • 11. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Contd… (vi)The emails said to have been sent by defendants are allegedly recovered from the laptop belonging to the plaintiff – Company and used by the said defendants during the course of their employment. Recovery of data is made by M/s. KPMG behind the back of the defendants. Therefore, the veracity of allegation is highly questionable; (vii)Document No.27 is fabricated as the name of M/s.AZB Partners is found on the print out. Therefore, it follows that the said Law Firm has opened the documents, whereas, the report is submitted by M/s. KPMG. Hence, the documents relied upon by the plaintiff are not authentic.
  • 12. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Plaintiff submissions (i) Plaintiff is a Company of International repute; (ii)Defendants are former employees of plaintiff. They were involved in the research and privy to confidential information; (iii)Defendants have not denied the emails sent by them. On the other hand, they have admitted to have sent those emails with untenable explanations; (iv)Whilst in service with the plaintiff, the defendants were actively involved in their Company. This is manifest by the use of email id provided by the defendant;
  • 13. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Contd… (v)The technical and commercial offer made by the defendants with regard to the product said to have manufactured by the defendant is in gross infringement of the Copyright of the plaintiff. In addition, defendants are also guilty of passing of confidential information; (vi)Though defendants have contended that ‘STATCON’ is a generic name, they have applied for a trade mark as ‘PQC STATCON’ to the Trade Mark Registry, Chennai on 5.8.2015;
  • 14. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Contd… (vii) The grounds suggesting that the learned Trial Judge has not correctly compared the machines is untenable because it is a specific case of the plaintiff that the defendants are using the patent of plaintiff and manufacturing various products. Plaintiff has produced brochure for both IPC 150 SCOM and IPC 150 AHF. The learned Judge has correctly compared them and granted an order of interim injunction. Hence, there is no legal infirmity with the impugned order,; (viii) Argument with regard to harmonic filter is wholly untenable because harmonic filter is a part of the product of plaintiff. Trial Court has granted temporary injunction as prayed for in No.3 & 4.
  • 15. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Court Considerations 1. Whether the product manufactured by the defendants infringes the registration of patent obtained by the plaintiff? •It was contended that only a patentee of main invention is entitled to improve or modify the main invention. •“A person is guilty of infringement if he makes what is in substance the equivalent of the patented article. Some trifling or unessential variation has to be ignored. There is a catena of authority in support of this view.” •Sections 54 and 55 in terms establish the link between the main invention and the patent of addition. •It is obvious therefore that only the patentee of the main invention is entitled to improve or modify the main invention for otherwise it would permit anybody to benefit from it by exploiting the main invention
  • 16. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Court Considerations 2.Whether defendants have denied the allegation with regard to transfer of data via e-mails? 3. Whether defendants have prima facie established that they did not possess an e-mail I.D. provided by the first defendant whilst they were in service? •specific contention of the plaintiff that defendant was using an E-mail account provided by the first defendant company (pannalal.biswas@inphase.in) even while he was in service with the plaintiff. •However, they have not denied a vital fact that they possessed the e-mail I.Ds, provided by defendant-company and they were actively using them. •Therefore it would be reasonable to hold that defendants were in association with the Defendant-Company even while they were on the rolls of Plaintiff-Company.
  • 17. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Court Considerations 4. Whether plaintiffs have made out a prima facie case in their favour? 5. Whether the order passed by the Trial Court requires interference? In the case of Sirmour Remedies Private Limited & Anr. vs Kepler Healthcare Private Limited & Ors. reported in 2014 SCC OnLine Cal 2703, it is held that an ex-servant would not make an improper use of an information and he could be restrained from doing so.
  • 18. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Court Considerations The plaintiff also contended that defendants had all vital information in their possession and such information could be used as a springboard to manufacture identical machines though with minor modifications. An ex-employee may be injuncted from using the information in his possession and acting in a manner which can be detrimental to the interest of the plaintiff. A company which invests its time, money and manpower in research and development deserves protection against infringement and passing of.
  • 19. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Defendants Grounds •e-mails are not authentic. •Differences in technical specifications vis-à-vis the product manufactured by the plaintiff and the first defendant. •The name of the product is generic. •A technical report prepared by one Dr.Vishwanathan Talasila relied upon by the plaintiff is vitiated.
  • 20. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Decision •Authenticity of their e-mails can hardly come to the aid of defendants because at the material point of time, they had already tendered the resignation and they were under notice period. •Regarding minute differences in technical specifications is untenable in view of various authoritative pronouncements discussed supra. •Regarding the generic name of the product is per se contrary to defendants’ conduct of applying for a Trademark in the name ‘PQC STATCON’. •Impeaching the report prepared by Dr.Vishwanathan Talasila is equally fallible because no evidence is brought on record which may even remotely suggests that the said report is biased for any extraneous consideration.
  • 21. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Decision Wander Ltd. and another v. Antox India P. Ltd. “Once the court of first instance exercises its discretion to grant or refuse to grant relief of temporary injunction and the said exercise of discretion is based upon objective consideration of the material placed before the court and is supported by cogent reasons, the appellate court will be loath to interfere simply because on a de novo consideration of the matter it is possible for the appellate court to form a different opinion on the issues of prima facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury and equity.” The grounds urged on behalf of the defendants are untenable. Resultantly, they fail and are accordingly dismissed.
  • 22. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com Recently, InPhase Power Technologies Private Limited filed a complaint before the Competition Commission of India against ABB India Ltd. on the ground of abuse of dominant position. Interestingly, CCI ruled in favor of InPhase, ordering the Director General to conduct an investigation on the matter and submit the report in this regard. InPhase had alleged that ABB is abusing its dominant position, in the relevant market, to restrain the sale of InPhase's product. Interesting Fact
  • 23. CHENNAI III Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, 148-150, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Tel: +91 - 44 - 24984821 BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9, Raheja Towers, 26-27, M G Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel: +91 - 80 - 65462400 COIMBATORE #1533, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018. Tel: +91 - 422 - 6552921 HYDERABAD Flat No. A-701, Brindavan Apartments, Niloufer Hospital Road, Redhills, Hyderabad - 500034. Tel: +91 - 40 - 60506009 COCHIN Suite 49, 8th Floor, Centre A, Alapatt Heritage Building, MG Road, Cochin – 682035 Tel: +91 - 484 - 6506216 EMAIL info@altacit.com WEBSITE www.altacit.com THANK YOU