Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Xiaomi From Using 'Find Device' Technology Over Alleged Patent Infringement

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited in a patent infringement suit filed against its “find device” technology, which helps users to locate, lock or erase data from their lost or stolen devices.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by Conqueror Innovations Private Limited in its patent infringement suit against Xiaomi. Conqueror Innovations alleged that Xiaomi's “find device” feature infringed its patented technology “Communication Device Finder System”. The plaintiff entity contended that a comparison of the objectives of the suit patent and Xiaomi's 'Find Device' technology showed that both aim to provide a non-erasable security tool in the mobile device, accessible remotely through a website.On the other hand, Xiaomi submitted that the plaintiff company failed to show how the essential elements of suit patent were present in the its device.The Court observed that the intent of the 'Find Device' feature in Xiaomi's devices is not to monitor the device, as claimed in the suit patent, but to protect the data from falling in wrong hands.It prima facie observed that the plaintiffs' Claim mapping was fundamentally flawed as it failed to identify or demonstrate the presence of all essential features of the suit patent in the Xiaomi's device. The Court also said that the inordinate delay in filing the suit was another factor that dissuades the Court from granting an interim injunction in favour of the plaintiff at the interim stage.It said that in the event the plaintiff succeed at the time of final adjudication of the suit, the entity can be suitably compensated by way of damages. The Court also said that there was nothing on record to suggest that Xiaomi was not in a good financial condition or that it would not be in a position to satisfy a decree for damages that may be passed against it upon final adjudication of the suit.“Since the plaintiffs have failed to establish a prima facie case, both the applications for the grant of an interim injunction are dismissed. However, it is directed that the defendant shall maintain complete accounts of the manufacture and sale of the impugned devices and file the statement of accounts on a half- yearly basis,” the Court said. Counsel for Plaintiffs: Ms. Swati Sukumar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Mr. Davesh Vashishtha & Mr. Rishub Agarwal, AdvocatesCounsel for Defendant: Mr. L. Badrinarayanan, Mr. Prashant Phillips, Mr. Ankur Garg, Ms. Vindhya S. Mani and Mr. Bhuvan Malhotra, AdvocatesTitle: CONQUEROR INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR v. XIAOMI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 752Click here to read order

Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Xiaomi From Using 'Find Device' Technology Over Alleged Patent Infringement

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