Some applicants file a provisional application to secure the earliest priority date for their invention, following it with a non-provisional application within 12 […]

In a patent infringement litigation, the defense by confrontation is a very helpful weapon. This type of strategic approach is suggested where the […]

The lure of broad claims may be tempting but Mr. DPS Parmar (Special Counsel) explains why broad construction might not be the best […]

A casual friends get together at your house and your friends go crazy after tasting your mom’s Dhal Makhani or when they try […]

India is currently under lockdown due to the ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. All government offices including the […]

The national governments grant the patents rights. Does it mean that government is immune to the reach of the patent right particularly infringement? […]

The India Patent Office on February 24, 2020 granted a patent to Cobicistat, a drug for use in HIV and AIDS, of a […]

In replying to a compliment Isaac Newton wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” He […]

Over recent years, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (Indian Patent Office or IPO) has significantly reduced the […]

Seemingly, inventions relating to biotechnology are magnetically more attracted to non-patentable clauses of Section 3 of Indian Patent Act. Therefore, when filing patent applications relating to biotechnology, […]