Warner Bros.' 'Hari Puttar' suit thrown out

September 22, 2008 The Delhi High Court tossed out Warner Bros.' copyright infringement suit against Mumbai-based Mirchi Movies over "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors," clearing the way for the film's release Friday. Monday's judgment stated that one of the factors leading to the dismissal was the studio's delay in filing a suit after filing a notice against Mirchi Movies in 2005 when the banner launched the project. In a statement Monday, a London-based Warner Bros. spokesperson said: We brought these proceedings because we believe that the proposed title and marketing of the defendants' film infringed our intellectual property rights and unfairly sought to confuse consumers and benefit from the well-known and well-loved 'Harry Potter' brand.

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