India, July 10 -- Over two-and-a-half years after ending a legal scuffle, audio OTT player Pocket FM and Kuku FM are engaged in yet another courtroom showdown.
Pocket FM has dragged its competitor to the Delhi High Court alleging repeated copyright infringement of its intellectual properties. The former is seeking damages to the tune of $10 Mn (INR 85.7 Cr) from the latter.
The civil case was registered on July 9 under allegations of infringement of intellectual property rights relating to registered and unregistered trademarks. These properties are five audio series, including Pocket FM's Immortal Warrior (pertains to Immortal Yoddha on Kuku FM), Vashikaran on Pocket FM (same name on Kuku FM), Insta Empire (same on both), among others.
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