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…
Anjali Santhosh · 13 May 2026
The Delhi High Court has set aside a post-grant revocation of a patent covering a cattle manure-derived hard carbon process for sodium-ion batteries, finding that the Deputy Controller…
Gaurav Mishra · 30 Apr 2026
Voicemonk Patent prevails over Flipkart in a key patent dispute, clarifying novelty, inventive step, and Section 3(k) under Indian patent law
Sowmya S Murthy · 8 Apr 2026
The Delhi High Court has set aside the Controller of Patents' refusal of a Wirtgen GMBH patent application, finding that new objections introduced for the first time in…
Gaurav Mishra · 2 Apr 2026
Madras High Court upheld the refusal of Steer Engineering’s divisional patent application, affirming lack of inventive step and overlap with the parent filing.
Gaurav Mishra · 18 Mar 2026
The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed a simple patent lesson: mixing known compounds will not do unless the mix delivers something unexpectedly better. In Crystal Crop, the claimed…
Neetha Mohan · 12 Mar 2026
In the case of Energeo Works India Private Limited v. Assistant Controller of Patents, the Patent Office refused a patent application relating to an air cooling system that…
Anjali Santhosh · 4 Mar 2026
The Calcutta High Court overturns OCV patent rejection, reinforcing 'teaching away' doctrine, inventive step analysis, and Section 3(e) interpretation.
Anjali Santhosh · 22 Jan 2026
Delhi HC revives Trident’s patent application, citing flaws in the inventive step analysis of its air-rich yarn invention.
Sowmya S Murthy · 9 Jan 2026
In the case of TVS Motor Company vs Patent Office, a scooter maker's patent claim for a simple yet novel frame design was rejected for lacking inventive step.…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 1 Jan 2026