KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V vs M. BATHLA & ANR.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CS(COMM) 533/2018 & I.A. 19406/2022 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr. Pravin Anand, Ms. Prachi Agarwal, Ms. Elisha Sinha and Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Advocates. versus M. BATHLA & ANR. ..... Defendants Through: Ms. Swathi Sukumar, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Naveen Nagarjuna, Mr Ritik Raghuwanshi, Mr. Rishubh Agarwal, Mr. Kartik Malhotra, Ms. Rishika Agarwal and Ms. Pratibha Singh, Advs. M: 9632196700 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 13.10.2025 INTRODUCTION: 1. The present suit, initially filed as CS(OS) 635/2004, has been instituted seeking an order for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from manufacturing, selling and offering for sale Video Compact Disc (“VCD”) systems and media, amounting to infringement of the plaintiff‟s Indian Patent No. 175971 dated 28th May, 1990 for a ‗Digital Transmission System‘ (“suit patent”), along with rendition of accounts and damages. 2. By way of the order dated 31st May, 2004, this Court had directed that the defendants would not use the patented process claimed in the suit patent in the manufacture/production of its VCDs, without obtaining the necessary license.