Nanki Arneja
Jul 31, 2023
A Punctuational Turnaround: Big relief in India’s Divisional patent practice
In an appeal filed by Syngenta Limited against a refusal order of the Indian Patent Office, the Delhi High Court opined on important...
Pallaash Shankhdhar
Feb 7, 2023
INDIA: HIGH COURT REAFFIRMS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A REASONED REFUSAL ORDER TO BE ISSUED BY THE IPO
The Delhi High Court, vide its order dated December 23, 2022, in the case of N.V. Satheesh Madhav & Anr. vs. Deputy Controller of Patents...
Gaurvi Arora
Feb 3, 2023
India: High Court examines the scope of permissible patent claim amendments in the pre-grant stage
In the order dated January 20, 2023, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Hon’ble Court”) has overturned an...
Mehak Parvez
Feb 2, 2023
High Court: Simple inventions resulting in unpredictable advantages may be non-obvious
The Delhi High Court, in an order dated 4th November 2022, in Avery Dennison Corporation vs. Controller of Patents and Designs[1], held...
Nidhi Anand
Jan 18, 2023
INDIA: PATENT OFFICE REISSUES PUBLIC NOTICES FOR HEARING ADJOURNMENTS
With a view to expedite disposal of pending patent applications, the Indian Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPO’) has issued...
Ashee Singh & Ankita Sabharwal
Nov 21, 2022
INDIA: High Court examines the patentability of atomic energy-based inventions
Introduction The Hon’ble High Court of Bombay in the case of Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited v/s. The Controller of Patents,...
Sachet Sahni
Nov 3, 2022
A reasoned patent refusal order is ingrained in principles of natural justice: High Court
The Hon’ble High Court (“the Court”) in the matter of Auckland Uniservices Limited V. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, set...
Shivarpita Nailwal & Ankita Sabharwal
Sep 19, 2022
S. 3(d): Examiner must identify ‘known substance’, explain how claimed compounds constitute new form
High Court holds Patent Office must identify “known substance” and mention the manner in which claimed compounds constitute new form
