In late May, the Delhi High Court issued an order that yet again condemned a non-speaking refusal decision by the Controller of Patents and Designs (the Controller). The Court was hearing an appeal filed by Huhtamaki Oyk and ANR (Huhtamaki) against
the refusal decision, which merely reproduced information already on record. Allowing the appeal, the Court emphasized the need for reasoned orders and application of mind, calling out the cut-and-paste job in this specific refusal decision.
Additionally, the Court criticised the laconic manner in which Controllers are deciding patent applications, forcing patent applicants to approach the Court thus wasting precious time of the limited patent term otherwise available for the patentee.