https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=244109 Customs authorities can suspend clearance of imported goods suspected to infringe patent rights under the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007, and patent matters are not excluded merely because no prior civil court injunction or judicial pronouncement exists. However, Rule 7 requires a recorded, independent "reason to believe" based on application of mind. A suspension order that only notes the right holder's allegations and the listed goods, without stating the grounds for the authority's satisfaction, is legally defective and calls for fresh consideration by customs. en-us Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:27:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=244109 Customs authorities can suspend clearance of imported goods suspected to infringe patent rights under the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007, and patent matters are not excluded merely because no prior civil court injunction or judicial pronouncement exists. However, Rule 7 requires a recorded, independent "reason to believe" based on application of mind. A suspension order that only notes the right holder's allegations and the listed goods, without stating the grounds for the authority's satisfaction, is legally defective and calls for fresh consideration by customs. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=244109