The Delhi High Court sets aside the Controller’s blanket refusal of an FTIR spectral analysis patent for skin cancer tissue characterization, holding that the Controller misapplied the Section…
Gaurav Mishra · 1 Jul 2026
Patent attorneys and agents carry knowledge, skill, and experience that the patent system depends on. They are not mere conduits for the filing of documents. They are professionals…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 30 Jun 2026
In the case of Shaafi Naturcure LLP v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the applicant claimed that six known herbs, when combined in specific proportions, produced a…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 29 Jun 2026
The Delhi High Court's Division Bench held that product-to-claim mapping is indispensable for patent infringement, even in anticipatory suits. In a dispute between Zydus Lifesciences and E.R. Squibb…
Gaurav Mishra · 26 Jun 2026
When Cartel Bros launched a Sanjay Dutt-endorsed whisky carrying the GODFATHER trademark, Devans Modern Breweries, owner of the mark for 40 years, went to court. The Delhi High…
Gaurav Mishra · 25 Jun 2026
Daewoong Pharmaceutical challenged the Controller's rejection of its crystalline SGLT inhibitor patent before the Delhi High Court. The core question: does improved dissolution and stability satisfy the Section…
Gaurav Mishra · 24 Jun 2026
When both Reckitt Benckiser India and Sauss Home Products hold registered "Flying Bird" device marks for cleaning products, infringement claims cancel out, making trademark passing off the only…
Gaurav Mishra · 23 Jun 2026
In the case of Black Diamond Motors Pvt. Ltd. v. Registrar of Trade Marks, Mumbai, the Bombay High Court answered a practical question that often arises in trademark…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 22 Jun 2026
Philip Morris Products S.A. challenged eight patent refusals at the Delhi High Court, each rejected by the Controller under Section 3(b) of the Patents Act on the ground…
Gaurav Mishra · 19 Jun 2026
In the case of Qualyst Transporter Solutions LLC v. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Court dealt with a familiar patent prosecution problem. When a refusal…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 18 Jun 2026