Reviewed case brief
Exphar SA and Anr. v Eupharma Laboratories Ltd. and Anr.
(2004) 3 SCC 688
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2004
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-22
Rule established
In a suit for infringement of trademark or copyright, the plaintiff can institute the suit at a place where it carries on business, under Section 62 of the Copyright Act (and analogous provisions), even if the defendant's infringing acts occurred elsewhere, since these special statutory provisions provide an additional forum beyond the ordinary place-of-suing rules under Section 20 CPC.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2004) 3 SCC 688; standard casebook authority on special statutory forum provisions supplementing Section 20 CPC, cross-verify citation before exam use
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