Joint suit allowed for design infringement, passing off

A special bench of five judges of Delhi High Court in its judgment in Carlsberg Breweries v Som Distilleries and Breweries Limited held that a composite suit that joins two causes of action – one for infringement of a registered design and the other for passing off – is maintainable.


Joint suit allowed for design infringement, passing off, as discussed in the article by Omesh Puri and Dheeraj Kapoor, https://www.vantageasia.com/joint-suit-allowed-design-infringement-passing-off/