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Continue reading →: Writ allowed and matter remanded back for reconsideration by the Controller as Court found violation of principles of natural Justice
A writ petition filed by Best Agrolife Limited (Petitioner) seeking quashing of the order dated 08.04.2022, passed by Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs, dismissing the pre-grant opposition and allowing the grant of patent No. IN 394568 in favour of GSP Crop Science Pvt. Ltd has been allowed by the…
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Continue reading →: Amendment within the scope of the patent specification and claims as originally filed, allowed by the Delhi High Court
A recent appeal has been allowed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and a refusal of the Patent office under Section 59, not allowing the revised claims filed by the appellant, has been reversed. The matter has been remanded back to the Patent office for reconsideration of the amended…
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Continue reading →: Applicant not to suffer, if no fault can be attributed to the Applicant
Two application that had been abandoned due to non-filing of response to the examination report have been restored by the Delhi High Court. The facts of the case are as follows:- Two writ petitions, W.P.(C)-IPD-5-2022 & W.P.(C)-IPD-6- 2022 had been filed by the Petitioner- the European Union is seeking setting…
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Continue reading →: Directions for IPR related suits issued by Delhi High Court
In an appeal challenging the order passed by the ld. ADJ-03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in the suit bearing TM 1/2022 titled Vishal Pipes Limited v. Bhavya Pipe Industry, a suit seeking permanent injunction against infringement of registered trademark and copyright as also other reliefs for usage of the…
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Continue reading →: Another injunction granted in favor of BOEHRING for the product Linagliptin
In an injunction application MSN Laboratories Private Limited, Eris pharmaceuticals, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Optimus Pharma Private Limited have been injuncted/restrained from advertising, launching, making, using, offering for sale, selling, importing and/or exporting the medicinal product, Linagliptin in any form . The order of May 2022 disposes applications preferred under Order XXXIX,…
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Continue reading →: Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited injuncted from manufacturing Linagliptin in any from
The High Court Of Himachal Pradesh on 21st April 2022 granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH & CO. KG (plaintiffs), and against Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited (defendants). The order of April 2022 disposes an application preferred under Order XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2 of the Code…
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Continue reading →: Court directs Patent office to reconsider a patent application that was refused based on examination of unamended claims
An appeal under section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970 was filed challenging the order dated 12th June, 2020 passed by the Controller of Patents & Designs. Vide the said order, the Appellant’s (JITENDRA KOHLI) application No.3290/Del/2005 was rejected under Section 15 of the Act. Appellant filed a patent application…
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Continue reading →: Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommendations
The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce presented its 169th report. The committee has made few recommendations to the Central Government, some of which are as follows: – Channelize efforts to encourage and empower AI innovators by enacting suitable legislations or modifying the existing laws on IPR in order…
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Continue reading →: Domestic patent filing surpasses international patent filing
As per a recent press release from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, for the first time in 11 years, the number of domestic patent filing has surpassed the number of international patent filing in India during Jan-Mar 2022. The report also notes that the coordinated efforts by Department for…
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Continue reading →: Agriboard International LLC’s patent application remanded back to the patent office for reconsideration
An appeal under section 117A (2) of the Patents Act, 1970 was filed by Agriboard International LLC challenging the order passed by the Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs dated 16th June, 2021, vide which the Appellant’s patent application bearing no. 202014010848 was refused. The application was refused on the…
