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Policing IP in IndiaGaurav MukerjeeBIPF -2015, Shanghai, PRCNovember 19-20, 2015FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING INDIAN TRADE MARKS JURISPRUDENCE India is a common law jurisdiction;Use of a trade mark takes precedence over registration;Registration of a trade mark confers no better right than what already exists at common law.Having said that, Registration:Is prima facie evidence of proprietorship;Entitles the registered proprietor to avail of the statutory remedy of infringement. INDIA – LEGAL SYSTEMOriginal Jurisdiction with 4 High CourtsDelhi, Bombay and Madras are the most popular and/or