The government has recently taken several measures to strengthen the procedure of the IP offices and make them more transparent, including by amending the Patents […]

Rahul Sharma, from LexOrbis, clarifies the rules and regulations around disclaimers under Indian Patent Law, looking at current case examples from the High […]

Most patent applications in India are granted after amendments are made to the patent claims; there are few cases in which patent applications are […]

The compulsory licensing provision is one of the most widely debated provisions of the Patents Act 1970 – both domestically and internationally – […]

Commercial exploitation of patents is crucial for companies and research institutes, as significant costs can be incurred in prosecuting, maintaining and litigating patent […]

A provisional application is generally filed to gain priority for a patent application, as the priority date plays a vital role in the […]

In 2005 India amended the Patents Act to introduce protection for product inventions, including patents for pharmaceuticals. Section 3(d) of the Patents Act was qualified […]

Patent claims generally include both structural and functional elements. Where a structural element is associated with a functional element, two types of association can […]

Section 16 of the Patent Act states that a person who has made an application for a patent under the act may, at […]

Drafting a patent application, including the claims and specification, is generally considered to be an art rather than a skill because no set guidelines […]