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Novartis vs Natco Imparts Clarity on Examination and Opposition Process Under Patents Act Being Parallel But Independent
In a decision dated January 9, 2024, the Delhi High Court clarified that the examination and opposition process, though statutorily structured to proceed […]
Upholding Integrity: Judicial Insights on Regulation of Patent and Trademark Agents
In a recent landmark judgment in Saurav Chaudhary vs. Union of India W.P.(C)-IPD 9/2023, the Delhi High Court addressed critical issues concerning the […]
Patent Law Harmonisation: Calcutta High Court Upholds The Constitutionality Of Section 53 Of The Patents Act, 1970 In Line With TRIPS
In an order dated May 7, 2024, the Calcutta High Court delivered a significant verdict upholding the constitutionality of Section 53 of the […]
Patenting Nonliving And Living Things: Tale Of Two Appeals
Section 3(c) exception to patent eligibility is reaching out to the discovery of all living things and nonliving things occurring in nature as […]
Bifidobacteria Breakthrough: Delhi High Court’s Landmark Ruling in Alimentary Health Limited Case
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Delhi pronounced judgment in the case of Alimentary Health Limited versus the Controller of Patents […]
Serendipitous Invention – Vulcanisation of Rubber
Introduction: The Three Princes of Serendip, where Serendip is the Classical Persian name for Sri Lanka, is a fairy tale in which the […]
Remedy Available to Pre-grant Opponent after Rejection of the Opposition: A Case Study
A Pre-grant patent opposition proceeding provides a kind of check and balance in refining the quality of patents being granted. Some of the […]
The Legal Challenges in Software Inventions: Insights into Section 3(k) of Indian Patents Act, 1970
The Delhi High Court, in Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC vs Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs [C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 185/2022] appeal case examined the importance […]
Refusal of patent over changing scope of claims
In the case of Ovid Therapeutics, Inc v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, Delhi High Court held that a patent application was ineligible […]