Anton Piller Order or Order related to Raids in Software Piracy matter : Microsoft loses
Microsoft looses its Anti piracy raid case due to wrong facts in the Petition The Bombay High Court has criticised Microsoft for making misleading claims when it secured a preliminary order that allowed the company to search the premises of a local company it accused of copyright infringement. Court vacated a stay it had granted this June in favour of the US tech major in its plea against Girnar Software over unlicensed use of its products. In a ruling handed down on July 15, 2016 Hon. Justice Gautam Patel vacated a previous order handed down last month and has given Microsoft an opportunity to withdraw its complaint. In the dispute, US-based Microsoft sued Girnar Software earlier this year for allegedly using unauthorised copies of its software including Microsoft Windows, Office and Visual Studios. On June 24, Hon. Justice had granted Microsoft’s request for an Anton Piller order. Under those orders, a defendant in a proceeding is required to allow a plaintiff or its r