Steering the divide: Steer Engineering’s divisional application denied by Court
Madras High Court upheld the refusal of Steer Engineering’s divisional patent application, affirming lack of inventive step and overlap with the parent filing.
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Should a pre-grant notice be issued before patent grant to facilitate filing of divisional applications? Court clarifies
Delhi High Court clarifies that no pre-grant notice is required under Section 43 and divisional applications must be filed before patent grant.
Divisional Applications cannot exceed scope of Parent Application: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that divisional applications under the Patents Act must not exceed the scope of the parent application and require plurality of inventions in…