11/07/2025

“JOHN DOE” ORDERS FROM JUDICIARY

"JOHN DOE" ORDERS FROM JUDICIARY
Intellectual property (IP), though intangible, is probably the most important form of property today. The definition of IP has widened with the growth of international trade and globalization of the economy, giving the whole business a new paradigm. IP, having developed into a powerful commercial asset with the ever-evolving digital technology, its theft has also become rampant. As we all know, there are two sides to a coin-development of technology, with its positives, has also facilitated IP infringement by unknown and unidentified entities, constituting a class of infringers

A Business, as we know, have their own Trademarks, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, patents, design, copyright, Layout Design of Integrated Circuits, intellectual property personal data protection, fully backed up by respective legislations.

Any infringements can be sued by the Company as petitioners against the violators before the appropriate courts. Here, one needs to identify the violator and file a case against such a person with appropriate evidence supported by documentary proof. To identify and locate the violator, many times, it is not always easy and difficult.

All Business Managers need to be aware of this principle, which has been adopted by several courts in India.

‘John Doe’ has its origin in the reign of England’s King Edward III, when the orders were used to refer to an unidentifiable defendant. Oxford Dictionary defines John Doe as an “Anonymous Party”.

This order is like a shield for creators’ intellectual property rights, especially in cases where the infringers involved are unidentified....

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K. Vittala Rao

is Legal & Management Consultant, Bangalore.

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K. Vittala Rao

is Legal & Management Consultant, Bangalore.

November 2025

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