Delhi High Court reviews whether the Controller of Patents could refuse Fresenius Kabi Ipsum Srl's sugammadex process patent without a separate Section 14 hearing, despite hearing a competitor's…
Gaurav Mishra · 1 Oct 2026
Array Biopharma Inc. challenged the Deputy Controller of Patents' refusal of its pharmaceutical combination patent for a cancer therapy before the Delhi High Court. Did the Controller's reasoning…
Gaurav Mishra · 28 Sep 2026
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Pharmaceuticals, 2026…
Gaurav Mishra · 7 Sep 2026
Esteve Pharmaceuticals took its rejected co-crystal patent for tramadol and celecoxib to the Delhi High Court, arguing the combination showed real synergy. The court had to decide whether…
Gaurav Mishra · 3 Sep 2026
In Deepak Nitrite Limited v. The Assistant Controller General of Patents and Designs, the Bombay High Court set aside a Section 15 refusal that rested on an unsourced…
Intellepedia · 31 Aug 2026
NEC Corporation's appeal over the refusal of its video coding patent has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court, which confirmed that the invention lacks inventive step under…
Gaurav Mishra · 31 Jul 2026
Sulzer Mixpac appealed the rejection of its static mixer patent to the Delhi High Court, arguing its own prior patents did not anticipate the claimed design. The court…
Gaurav Mishra · 29 Jul 2026
The Delhi High Court dismissed BlackBerry's appeal against the refusal of its patent for colour-coding email recipients on handheld devices, holding that the invention lacked inventive step and…
Gaurav Mishra · 16 Jul 2026
Titan Company Limited took its rejected “Jewellery Assembly” application to the Madras High Court, testing whether a cost-saving gemstone arrangement was patent or design subject matter. Did the…
Gaurav Mishra · 9 Jul 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