Delhi High Court’s Progressive Rulings Favor Microsoft in Software Case
In a recent decision by the Delhi High Court, in the case of Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Court reaffirmed that the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRI), 2017 (CRI Guidelines 2017), which eliminated the novel hardware requirement, must be applied to determine the...
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...
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...