Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Section 22(4) Designs Act | Defence Challenging Design Validity Triggers Mandatory High Court Transfer : Kerala HC
Kerala High Court rules that raising a defence under Section 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000-challenging the validity of a registered design-automatically transfers the case to the High Court, bypassing lower court jurisdiction. This holding reinforces the exclusive jurisdiction of High Courts in design validity disputes, impacting litigants and practitioners in IP enforcement.