The Indian Patent Office has taken a necessary first step by issuing Guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in patent examination. The real test, however, lies in…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 18 Aug 2026
In the case of T-Mobile International AG and Co. KG v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Another, the Delhi High Court addressed a…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 15 Aug 2026
The Indian Intellectual Property Office published the Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Patent Examination Procedures on 7 August 2026. The Guidelines relate to the use…
Rakesh Krishnan · 10 Aug 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
The Bombay High Court, in AIC246 AG & Co. KG v. The Patent Office of India, has set aside a patent rejection that bypassed the mandatory Section 14…
Gaurav Mishra · 21 May 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
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the Controller cannot collapse examination and pre-grant opposition into a single composite order to sidestep a Section 14 hearing. The decision…
Neetha Mohan · 19 Feb 2026
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…
Anjali Santhosh · 30 May 2025
BananaIP’s Indian Patent and Design Statistics Report 2024 highlights a 60% increase in patent publications, a 15% drop in grants, and reduced examination rates. Delhi and Chennai emerge…
Intellepedia · 22 Jan 2025
This weekly report analyses Indian patent and design statistics for December 13th to 20th, 2024, highlighting key data trends and city-wise breakdowns. It offers insights into patent publications,…
Intellepedia · 23 Dec 2024