MP High Court Upholds SWA’s Right to Sue for GI Infringement
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the group in charge of the GI “Scotch Whisky” incorporated in the UK, won recently a constitutional writ (Scotch Whisky Association v J.K. Enterprises) before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Indore.
The writ challenged an order passed by the Commercial Court in District Indore, which, inter-alia, held that SWA’s suit for infringement of its GI...
High Court Affirms Scotch Whisky Association’s GI Infringement Lawsuit Right
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), a company incorporated in the UK won an appeal (Scotch Whisky Association v J.K. Enterprises & Ors) before an Appellate Bench of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Indore.
The appeal arose from an order passed by the Commercial Court in District Indore. The Commercial Court held that SWA’s suit for infringement of its geographical indication (GI)...