Groundless Threat Of Patent Infringement

Introduction

Infringement proceedings involve high costs of litigation in defending the same with the possibility that any temporary injunction granted in the due course thereof would lead to revenue loss, loss of employment and several other impediments to the business. Moreover, embroilment in infringement proceedings or the mere possibility thereof leads to disrepute of the business. Thus, keeping in mind the serious effects and consequences associated with infringement proceedings for which no person should unnecessarily be subjected to baseless threats of infringement, groundless threats of Infringement has been kept as a civil wrong or offence.

Groundless Threat of Infringement