United States of America

Sri Lanka

IP Enforcement

26. Please describe in detail the provisional procedures and remedies available to right holders under the laws of Sri Lanka, citing to the relevant provisions of law and regulation, and indicate any condition under which a right holder may avail itself of those procedures and remedies.

(a) The right holder may obtain enjoining orders and interim injunctions (Section 179 of the Code, the Civil Procedure Code (Chapter 101) and Section 54 of the Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978). (b) The Court may order the applicant to provide security or equivalent assurance sufficient to protect the defender. (c) The enjoining order can be granted ex parte.