Patent Law in India- PPT on Patentability Requirements by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU

This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, Bangalore, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:

  • Introduction to Patentability Requirements and their role in the Patent System in India;
  • The Patent Filter Model;
  • Patentable Subject Matter – Eligible Subjects and Ineligible Subjects;
  • Inventions and Non-Patentable Subject Matter;
  • Section 3 Exclusions with special reference to Section 3(d);
  • Novartis Case – New Form, Known Substance, Known Efficacy;
  • Computer Programs Per Se;
  • Traditional Knowledge and Patentability;
  • Genetic Engineering and Patentability;
  • Life Forms and Patentability;
  • Industrial Applicability – make, use and repeat;
  • Futuristic and Insubstantial Inventions;
  • Novelty and Doctrine of Inherency;
  • Inventive Step and Secondary Indications
  • Specification – Written Description, Enablement and Patent Claims; and
  • Class Exercise on analyzing novelty and inventive step.


About Dr. Kalyan Kankanala

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala manages the largest new age Intellectual Property Firm, BananaIP Counsels, headquartered at Bangalore, India. In addition to helping clients maximize business value from intellectual assets, Dr. Kalyan also consults for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and teaches at premier institutions such as National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB).

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