Legal Remedies in Cases of Patent Infringement and Leading Cases in India

Today, man is a knowledge worker. He uses the science and technology as instruments of development. There are no boundaries for the knowledge and it is transnational in nature. Patents can be bought, hired, sold or licensed. Legal action can be taken against those who infringe the patent by copying the invention or selling it without permission from the patent owner. The paper focuses on kinds of remedies in the case of infringement of patents in India, consequences of such patent infringement. The paper also illustrates various case laws relating to patent infringement including Basmati Rice case which acted as an alarm for India and consequent changes in Indian patent system.