Bolar Is Not a Blanket: Madras High Court on Vildagliptin API Exports
In the case of Novartis AG v. Venkata Narayana Active Ingredients Pvt. Ltd., the Madras High Court dealt with a familiar pharmaceutical patent question in a concrete factual…
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Absorbable Stent and the Hindsight Trap in Inventive Step Analysis
In the case of Biotyx Medical Shenzhen Co., Ltd. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Delhi High Court dealt with a familiar patent question: can an…
Clocks Don’t Stop for Negligent Agents: Neurocentria Patent Revival Fails
When Neurocentria Inc. sought to revive its Indian patent application by disclaiming its earliest PCT priority date - effectively restarting the clock on missed deadlines; the Delhi High…
Insufficiency of disclosure: Delhi HC Rejects Counterfeit Detection Patent
The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal against the rejection of a counterfeit detection patent, finding that the complete specification failed to meet the disclosure standard under Section…
Philips DVD Standard Essential Patent Damages Reversed After 17 Years
In suits filed as far back as 2009, Koninklijke Philips claimed its DVD decoding patent was a standard essential patent infringed by two Delhi-based manufacturers. The Single Judge…
Promised and Forgotten: How a Pre-Grant Opposition swallowed a hearing
The Bombay High Court, in AIC246 AG & Co. KG v. The Patent Office of India, has set aside a patent rejection that bypassed the mandatory Section 14…
Prescription Without Diagnosis: Court Remands Patent Refusal for Medical Research Engine
The Bombay High Court, in Navya Network Inc. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, set aside a patent refusal for a "Medical Research Retrieval Engine," ruling that…
Delhi High Court Revisits the Scope of Section 3(d) in Agrochemical Patents
The Delhi High Court interprets Section 3(d) in the agrochemical context by extending efficacy beyond therapeutic effect to encompass stability, usability, and practical field performance.
Mold-Tek Wins Patent Infringement Injunction Against Former Distributor
In Mold-Tek Packaging Limited v. Pronton Plast Pack Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court found both tamper-evident packaging patents valid and prima facie infringed, granted an interim injunction,…
Delhi HC Orders Xiaomi to Pay ₹272 Crore in Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Dispute
The Delhi High Court has ordered Xiaomi to deposit ₹272 crore as pro tem security in a standard essential patent infringement suit filed by Malikie Innovations Ltd., which…