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2017 Supreme(Bom) 319

G.S.PATEL
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd – Appellant
Versus
Wockhardt Ltd – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr VV Tulzapurkar, Senior Advocate, a/w Mr Amit Jamsandekar, Mr Nandan Pendsey, Ms Kirti Balasubramanian & Ms Tanvi Dattani, i/b AZB & Partners.
For the Respondent:Mr JD Dwarkadas, Senior Advocate, a/w Mr Sharan Jagtiani, Ms Nidhi Singh & Ms Chitrika Patki, i/b Vidhii Partners.

JUDGMENT:

SECTIONS

A. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................3

B. FACTS...........................................................................................................................7

C. ANALYSIS OF THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS........................ …………………….13

(I) Misrepresentation in passing off .............................................. ……………………..13

(II) Establishing reputation and goodwill in passing off ..................................................25

(III) Delay and acquiescence ............................................................................................32

(IV) Public injury when considering rival pharmaceutical products ............................... 35

(V) General principles on grant of injunctions will apply ................................................38

D. CONCLUSIONS & ORDER........................................................................................38

A. INTRODUCTION

1. The action is in infringement combined with a cause of action in passing off. The only relief pressed in this Notice of Motion, and quite correctly, is for an interim injunction in passing off











































































































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