Inventive Step of an Invention Analysed
This post examines the Green Cross Holdings case, where the Indian IPAB upheld the rejection of a patent application for lacking inventive step. The analysis highlights legal standards…
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Chapter VI. Compulsory Licensing & Local Working – Comprehending Apprehending or Apprehending Comprehension?
This post examines compulsory licensing in India, with emphasis on the local working requirement and its interpretation under Indian patent law. It discusses the legal debates surrounding the…
Denial of Opportunity to be Heard Violates Principle of Natural Justice
The IPAB set aside a patent rejection after finding that Ericsson was denied a proper opportunity to be heard. The decision reaffirms that natural justice is central to…
Inventive Step – Technical Advance
The post analyses an IPAB decision on the patentability of a chaos theoretical exponent value calculation system under Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act. It discusses the…
Can Combining Contrivances Give Rise to Inventive Step? – An IPAB Case Note
This post reviews an IPAB decision on whether combining known elements in switch gears meets the inventive step requirement in Indian patent law. The case clarifies the threshold…
Crossing the Rubicon: A Fork in the Road – Go Right or Left?
The Supreme Court has clarified that parties cannot pursue both revocation and counter claim remedies simultaneously for the same patent under Indian law. This decision aims to prevent…
Rejection of Application Based on Pre-Grant Representation May Be Appealed to IPAB
The Delhi High Court has clarified that appeals to the IPAB are permitted when a patent application is rejected based on pre-grant representation. This judgment offers clear recourse…
IPAB Dismisses Plea Against iPhone Trademark, Wrangler’s Battle Aagainst Counterfeiters, Mickey Mouse Turns 90 and other news
This update summarises Indian trademark statistics, Apple’s recent trademark filings, and the IPAB’s decision on the iPhone trademark. It also reviews Wrangler’s anti-counterfeiting action and highlights the GI…
Padmavati is Now Padmaavat, Justice Manmohan Singh is IPAB Chairman, Madras HC Allows Release of Thaana Serndha Koottam and More Weekly Copyright And Entertainment Law News and Updates
This edition covers notable copyright and entertainment law updates in India, including increased copyright filings, the appointment of a new IPAB Chairman, and court decisions affecting the film…
Patent Office responds to stakeholders, Justice Manmohan Singh appointed IPAB Chairman, Robotic Bandicoots to clean sewers, Amazon’s Mirror Patent, Traditional Design Registration, IBM v. Expedia, 3M’s patents infringed, Xtera v. Nokia and Alcatel Lucent, Integrated IP, Design Registration, Patent Tip of the Week and other Weekly Patent News.
This weekly update analyses Indian patent office statistics, judicial appointments, major patent lawsuits, and new innovations such as the Bandicoot robot and Amazon’s mirror patent. It also discusses…