Pixel Perfect Prior Art – NEC’s Video Coding Patent rejected
NEC Corporation's appeal over the refusal of its video coding patent has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court, which confirmed that the invention lacks inventive step under…
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When Your Own Patents Anticipate You: The Sulzer Mixpac Mixer Case
Sulzer Mixpac appealed the rejection of its static mixer patent to the Delhi High Court, arguing its own prior patents did not anticipate the claimed design. The court…
Genus, Meet Species: Court Weighs Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Patent
Novo Nordisk A/S took Dr Reddy's Laboratories to the Delhi High Court over its Semaglutide patent, seeking to block generic imports of the anti-diabetic drug. Would the court…
Pre-Orders Now Open: New Oxford Titles on Indian Patent and Copyright Law by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala's two new Oxford titles, Patents in India and Copyrights in India, are now open for international pre-order. Set for a December 2026 release, both books…
Seeing Red! How BlackBerry’s Messaging Patent Failed India’s Section 3(k) Technical Effect Test
The Delhi High Court dismissed BlackBerry's appeal against the refusal of its patent for colour-coding email recipients on handheld devices, holding that the invention lacked inventive step and…
Quia Timet Patent Injunction Stops Intas’s Dabrafenib Launch
Novartis AG sought a quia timet patent injunction against Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited before the Delhi High Court, alleging that regulatory filings and an investigation report revealed imminent infringement…
Patent or Design? Court Sends Titan’s Jewellery Assembly Case Back to the Drawing Board
Titan Company Limited took its rejected “Jewellery Assembly” application to the Madras High Court, testing whether a cost-saving gemstone arrangement was patent or design subject matter. Did the…
Where’s It From? Calcutta High Court Ties Biological Material Disclosure to Patent Survival
Fraunhofer's bioreactor patent application met rejection at the Calcutta High Court's IP Division, which weighed whether biological material disclosure of source and geographical origin is mandatory under the…
In Vitro, Out of Order: Delhi HC Remands Section 3(i) Diagnostic Methods Patent Refusal in FTIR Skin Cancer Case
The Delhi High Court sets aside the Controller’s blanket refusal of an FTIR spectral analysis patent for skin cancer tissue characterization, holding that the Controller misapplied the Section…
Shoot the Patent Attorney, Save the Patent: What Are Courts Overlooking?
Patent attorneys and agents carry knowledge, skill, and experience that the patent system depends on. They are not mere conduits for the filing of documents. They are professionals…