Wrong Form, Short Fee: Can a patent opposition still survive?
The Delhi High Court opined that filing a post-grant patent opposition in the wrong form with a deficient fee could be corrected under Rule 137 of the Patents…
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Not Burnt Out Yet: Madras HC Says an Agent’s Silence Should Not Extinguish a Patent Application
In the case of Deakin University v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, the Madras High Court asked whether a foreign applicant should lose its…
Missed filing a request for examination? court says, condonable under exceptional circumstances.
The Madras High Court held that delays in filing a request for examination can be condoned under exceptional circumstances, particularly when caused by agent errors. This case highlights…