🏛️ When Defense Becomes the Best Offense

🌟 Imagine being sued for stealing someone's invention, but instead of just defending yourself, you prove their patent was never valid in the first place! This episode reveals the powerful counter-claim strategy that can turn patent infringement cases upside down.

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 How Section 64(1) of the Indian Patents Act lets defendants fight back with counter-claims
• ⚖️ The "one remedy rule" that prevents forum shopping and parallel proceedings
• 🎯 Four rock-solid grounds to challenge any patent: novelty, inventive step, utility, and description
• 💪 Why proving a patent invalid makes the entire infringement case disappear

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Dr. Aloys Wobben vs. Yogesh Mehra - The landmark wind turbine case that established the "one remedy" principle
• ⭐ Vishwanath Prasad vs. Hindustan Metal Industries - Supreme Court's take on what makes patents truly valid

🎙️ By the end, you'll understand how smart defendants can turn patent lawsuits into opportunities to eliminate weak patents from the system entirely!