Mind Your Claims: Delhi High Court Frames Guidelines for Mental Acts Under Section 3(m)
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…
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Patent Opposition Gone Off Script: Bombay High Court Calls for Reasons, Evidence and Locus
In the case of Saathi, Inc. v. Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Anr., a granted patent was revoked despite an Opposition…
Prescription Without Diagnosis: Court Remands Patent Refusal for Medical Research Engine
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…
Inventorship of AI Technologies (DABUS): Submissions of the Opponent
In Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the inventor of a food container invention. The Opponent challenges that position by…
Inventorship of DABUS in India: Can an AI System Be the True and First Inventor?
In the case of Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler sought a patent for a food container invention and named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the…
‘In Vitro Detection’ Still Diagnostic: Nematode Cancer Test Barred under Section 3(i)
In Hirotsu Bio Science v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Delhi High Court held that branding a process as “in vitro detection” does not rescue it…
Shattering one order at a time – Court allows appeal against refusal of glass fiber patent
The Calcutta High Court overturns OCV patent rejection, reinforcing 'teaching away' doctrine, inventive step analysis, and Section 3(e) interpretation.
Are Employment Agreements sufficient for establishing Proof Of Right?
Delhi High Court rules employment agreements valid as proof of right under Section 7(2), aiding patent filings involving deceased inventors.
You Can’t Park Patent Rights in the E-Ricksha Registration Lane
In the case of M/s Sunhok Wheels Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors., the Calcutta High Court addressed whether claims of patent…
Is a Smarter Scooter Frame Patentable? Court Orders Rethink on Inventive Step
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.…