The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals) has notified an order amending paragraph 32 of Drugs Prices Control Order 2013, effective […]
Indigenously manufactured patented drugs exempted from Drug Price Control!
Updates
Recommended drafting practises for FFL disclosure
Section 39 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 requires that a patent application shall not be filed outside India without permission from the […]
Amending use claims in trademark cases
The Delhi High Court recently heard, in the case of D&H India v Superon Schweisstechnik India, an appeal from the order of a […]
Understanding The Proof Of Right Requirement For Making Patent Applications In India
As a quid pro quo for disclosing their innovation, an exclusive right to prevent others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing, without […]
Complying With The Proof Of Right Requirement For Making Patent Applications In India
In cases where the applicant of a patent application in India is an assignee of the true and first inventor, the applicant is […]
Registered designs don’t imply novelty
Can a registered design serve as a proof of novelty? The Delhi High Court said no! In a latest case where the parties […]
Composite Trade Marks & the Odds of Registration
The well-established principle of entirety which states that a trademark is to be seen and/or read as a whole at times may be […]
Effectiveness of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code as a solution to NPAs
Indian Banking sector is going through a hard time due to various reasons including but not limited to increase in Gross Non-Performing Assets […]
Cues to Indian Patent Office for Responding against COVID-19
With lockdown or lockdown like situations in more than 170 countries, COVID-19 pandemic has indisputably changed the way the business goes around the […]
Patent of Addition in India: A Strategy to help Broaden the Scope of Patent Portfolio
An independent patent application is a straightforward option for protecting new technology but sometimes, an alternate/effective strategy is desired to minimize the costs […]