Delay in Copyright Lawsuit Costs Plaintiff Urgent Relief and Mediation Exemption
In the case of Inreco Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Nav Records Pvt. Ltd., the Calcutta High Court held that a copyright suit filed without genuine urgency could not…
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Shindengen’s Patent Application remanded for fresh consideration for lack of reasoned order
The Calcutta High Court remanded Shindengen Electric’s 2015 patent application after finding that the rejection order lacked proper reasoning. The decision emphasised the need for administrative transparency and…
Dunlop Trademark Dispute: Eight Opposed Registrations Set Aside by Calcutta High Court
In a series of eight appeals concerning trademark oppositions filed by Dunlop International Limited against Glorious Investment Limited, the Calcutta High Court set aside orders passed by the…
ITC’s Nicotine Device Patent Rejection on Public Health Grounds Set Aside
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the refusal of ITC’s patent application for a nicotine aerosol device. The Court found that the Controller’s reliance on morality grounds…
Not Just a Mix: Court Finds Merit in UPL’s Fungicidal Formulation
The Calcutta High Court set aside the rejection of a patent application filed by UPL Ltd., involving innovative fungicidal combinations. The Court found that the rejection order issued…
Patent Claim Amendments – Court’s observation of amendments to systems, methods and use claims
The Calcutta High Court remanded a patent application back to the Controller of Patents, citing infrimities in evaluating claim amendments. The Court stressed that mere change in claim…
What Have You Been Smoking? Personal bias has no place in Tobacco patent evaluation
The Calcutta High Court has criticised the arbitrary rejection of a tobacco syrup patent by the Indian patent office, urging objective analysis over personal bias. It held that…
Failure to consider Post-filing data violates natural Justice, reiterates Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that failure to consider post-filing data in patent applications breaches natural justice. In the Takeda case, it found the refusal of a…
Failure to Disclose Prior Art in Hearing Notice Violates Procedural Fairness, Rules Calcutta High Court
Introduction The Calcutta High Court recently overturned the Controller’s decision to reject a patent application in the case of UCB Pharma GmbH & Anr. v. The Controller of…
When Delay Becomes Denial: Calcutta High Court Overturns Patent Rejection
The recent judgement of the Calcutta High Court in BASF SE v. Joint Controller of Patents warrants attention for multiple reasons, particularly as it addresses the rejection of…