India  In India, provisions dealing with plurality of distinct inventions have been discussed and interpretated in a catena of decisions issued by the […]

Patent rights are statutory right created under the terms and conditions of the national patent law. Nonetheless, if any patent protection is fraudulently […]

Scientists discover, publish, and get prizes – The Nobel prize being one of the most prestigious. Inventors invent and patent their inventions. This […]

A recent judgement in matter of Nippon A&L Inc. V. The Controller of Patents dated 5th July 2022 by the single judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh, […]

It is known that certain crystals can coexist as supramolecular synthons. Since the discovery of the first cocrystal of urea with NaCl in […]

In normal circumstances a patentee/patent applicant resists and rather abhor curtailing or pruning of the claims of their invention. The recourse to the […]

Gone are days when the ‘eureka’ moment happened. Today, when inventions are gaining complexity by involving scientists from multidisciplinary fields it is obvious […]

The drafting of a patent claim remains an enigma before the judicial interpretation of its intended and actual scope is deciphered by the […]

ICLG – Patent Laws and Regulations – India Chapter covers common issues in patent laws and regulations – including enforcement, amendment, licensing, term […]

Generally, prior disclosure of an invention deprives the inventor of the chance to patent it as it now lacks novelty. However, across all […]