Atomberg Technologies Pvt. Ltd. vs. Eureka Forbes Ltd. 2025 INSC 1253 - Patents Act - Suit For Groundless Threat Of Infringement - Suit For Infringement

• Case name: Atomberg Technologies Private Ltd. v. Eureka Forbes Limited & Anr.
• Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1253
• Coram: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.; Atul S. Chandurkar, J.
• Judgment date: October 17, 2025
• Court and jurisdiction: Supreme Court of India, Civil Original Jurisdiction

Caselaws and citations

• Chitivalasa Jute Mills v. Jaypee Rewa Cement, (2004) 3 SCC 85.Quoted to justify transfer to avoid multiplicity, duplication of evidence, and risk of conflicting judgments.
• Delhi High Court order excerpt in CS(COMM)-342/2019 (dated 23.01.2020).Cited to explain the historical change from the 1911 Act to the Patents Act, 1970 regarding groundless threats.

Statutes/laws referred

• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908:
• • Section 25 (Supreme Court’s power of transfer).
  • Section 20 (territorial jurisdiction).
• Patents Act, 1970:
• • Section 104 (jurisdiction for infringement suits).
  • Section 106 (remedy for groundless threats).
  • Section 108 (reliefs in infringement).
• Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911:
• • Section 36 (groundless threats) — noted as repealed per Section 162 of the 1970 Act.