Aligarh lock company faces copyright charges

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A Talanagri-based company has been accused of stealing the designs of Delhi's renowned lock company and selling its exact lock’s copy in the market.

On this, following the order of Tis Hazari court, the police along with the Delhi firm officials raided the company and found a huge quantity of manufactured locks. The local firm could not able to show any document related to this design. Currently, the stock has been seized and further action is in progress.   

On tuesday, advocate Shyan Khurram, a legal adviser to Delhi-based lock manufacturer Amco Industry, visited Harduaganj police station, where he accused a lock factory in Talanagri Sector 2 of stealing the designs of the main door lock his firm which is registered under a CopyRight with the brand name “Lock-Tech” and selling it in the market causing crores of loss to their firm and this copy is a violation of right.

He complained about this in the Tis Hazari court of Delhi and brought a court order. The factory was raided by Harduaganj police where locks were found on two floors. The legal adviser of the Amco Industry identified the design of the locks and demanded the sealing of the locks, dyes, and machines. Late in the evening in the presence of the local commissioner, some locks, dyes, and machines were sealed in a room. At the same time, an attempt was made to talk to the local factory owner Vishal Verma, but he refused to say anything. Police station In-charge Ritesh Kumar said that on the court's order, the team from Delhi had come there which has sealed some items, no other action has been taken.

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