Reviewed case brief

Ravi Kamal Bali v. Kala Tech & Ors.

2008 (38) PTC 435 (Del)

A patent infringement dispute where the Delhi High Court discussed the principles of claims construction and the methodology for determining whether a product infringes a patent. The court emphasized that the patent claims define the boundaries of the monopoly.

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Court
Delhi High Court
Year
2008
Subjects
Intellectual Property Law
Reviewed
2026-06-30

Rule established

Patent infringement is determined by comparing the claims of the patent specification with the alleged infringing product/process; the claims define the monopoly

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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