Novelty and inventive step are the foundational requirements for the grant of a patent application around the world. While novelty is a straight-forward […]
Recent Development On The Assessment Of Inventive Step In India
Author: LexOrbis
Nokia Vs Oppo: Nokia’s Application Rejected by the Delhi High Court
Nokia filed an application under Order 39 Rule 10 in the Delhi High Court to seek direction to Oppo to deposit, with the […]
Apple not falling far enough from the tree
In the recent case of Vinita Gupta v Amit Arora, the Delhi High Court considered the concept of semantic and conceptual similarity in […]
What is so inventive about the invention?
Inventive step has long been the main stumbling block for inventors seeking a patent for their invention. Manisha Singh and Aditya Goel explain […]
Patenting Genetic Scissors – Global Landscape and Indian Perspective
Manisha Singh, Partner, and Neha Ruhela, Senior Associate, of LexOrbis evaluate the use and patentability of the CRISPR-Cas system in India compared to […]
The inevitability of natural justice under the Indian patent regime
Natural justice is an inseparable ingredient of procedural fairness and reasonableness. It is ranked as a fundamental requirement for the administration of justice. […]
Nobel Laureates and their Patents Article 12: Gertrude Belle Elion
Scientists discover, publish, and get prizes – The Nobel Prize being one of the most prestigious. Inventors invent and patent their inventions. This […]
Descriptive terms cannot be styled protected trademarks
In the recent appeal of M/S Pornsricharoenpun Co Ltd & Anr v M/S L’Oreal India Private Limited against the grant of a court order, […]
A trend in appeals against decisions by the Indian Registrar of Trademarks
Manisha Singh and Ritika Agarwal of LexOrbis analyse several recent rulings by the High Court of Delhi in appeals against decisions by the […]
Challenges with adding or removing an inventor in a filed Indian patent application
The Ayyangar Committee’s report, which was issued in 1959 and provides the legislative intent behind most of the provisions of today’s Indian patent law, […]