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27 November 2019Jurisdiction reportsNV Saisunder and Aanchal M Nichani

India jurisdiction report: Maintainability of composite suits

It was held that two causes of action, one for passing off and another for infringement under the Designs Act 2000, can be joined and tried in a composite suit. The judgment in the Carlsberg case has settled a very important point of law in the realm of design laws and passing off remedies in India.

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