Court Rules on Determining Diagnostic Criteria in Patent Applications
The Madras High Court, this year, ruled on the much-awaited cases pertaining to interpretation of the scope of patentability of diagnostic methods patentability under the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (Act). Section 3(i) of the Act prohibits the patenting of diagnostic methods aimed at treating diseases in humans or animals to make them disease-free.
The two cases were appeals filed against...
Court Clarifies Patent Eligibility Criteria for Biochemical Inventions
In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court brought significant clarity to the nuances of patent eligibility under the Indian Patent Act, 1970, (the Act) particularly concerning biochemical inventions.
In the case, Novozymes v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs revolved around patentability of phytase variants with enhanced thermostability.
The Assistant Controller of Patents and...
Disobeying interim injunction seen as Contempt of Court
In the case, Pfizer Inc & Ors. v Triveni Interchem Private Limited & Ors, the Delhi High Court (Court) came down heavily on Triveni Interchem Private Limited and Triveni Chemicals (together referred as Triveni) after Triveni was found guilty of “wilful” and “contumacious” contempt of the Court for disobeying an interim injunction against Pfizer Inc (Pfizer)....
Court Rules on SEP Infringement and Licensing Dynamics
In the landmark case of Nokia Technologies OY v Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. & Ors., the Supreme Court of India addressed a crucial issue concerning the alleged infringement of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) post the expiry of a licensing agreement.
This case was significant in the realm of intellectual property rights, particularly in the context of adhering to and...
Court Overturns Patent Refusal Due to Inadequate Obviousness Evaluation
In Kuraray Co. Ltd. and Mebiol Inc. v The Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, The Patent Office, the Madras High Court ruled in September that the Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs’ (Controller) refusal order lacked merit due to insufficient reasoning.
Kuraray Co. Ltd. and Mebiol Inc. (appellants), filed a patent application for an invention titled, “film for...
Revised Indian Bio diversity law aims to boost bioresource-dependent sectors
India recently amended its Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BD Act, 2002) by passing the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 after two years of consideration.
India, being rich in biodiversity had introduced the BD Act, 2002, to fulfil its obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological...
3 digital storytelling platforms, 1 copyright infringement suit
There can be no monopoly over the running of a storytelling platform; copyright vests in the expression of an idea but not in the idea itself.
This was encapsulated in the Delhi High Court ruling, which put an end to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Humans of Bombay (HOB), India’s largest storytelling...
Court assesses lung cancer drug patent infringement by the company.
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Delhi High Court to address conflicting views on Divisional applications
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Will 3D Bioprinting Turn Disruptor in Healthcare Ecosystem?
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