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India: Committee opines on Expedited Examination and Patent Term Extension
NITTO DENKO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. The Patents Act, 1970 and especially Rule 24B(3) of the Patent Rules, 2003 provides the First...
Abhishek Goyal
Sep 8, 2015


India: IPO issues positive guidelines on Software Patents and Computer Related Inventions (CRI)
We are pleased to inform you that Indian Patent office has published updated guidelines on patentability of computer related inventions....
Gaurav Chhibber
Sep 6, 2015


INDIA: IPO PROVIDES CLARIFICATION PERTAINING TO CLASSIFICATION OF DESIGN APPLICATIONS
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) issued a circular on August 18, 2015, providing a clarification on the subsisting practice of registration...

Chetan Chadha
Aug 18, 2015


INDIA: Full Bench Upholds Power of Courts to Examine Validity of Trademark Registration at Interim S
In a recent decision of December 23, 2014, the Full Bench of the Bombay High Court, while adjudicating two separate matters—Lupin Ltd. v....
Sharabh Shrivastava
Feb 26, 2015


INDIA: High Court Lifts Blanket Ban on “Statement of Use” Amendment; Registrar Must Decide Every Cas
In an important development concerning a recent order of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the High Court of...
Swati Bhanot
Nov 26, 2014


INDIA: Delhi High Court Rules on Passing Off of Pharmaceutical Products
In Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v. Premchand Godha & Anr. (CS(OS) No. 1287/2013 (Del. Dec. 16, 2013)), the High Court of...

Chetan Chadha
Mar 31, 2014


Delhi High Court prevents India Today Group from claiming monopoly over the term “TODAY”
The Delhi High Court in its decision dated February 19, 2014 rejected the interim application filed by Living Media Ltd known as INDIA...

Chetan Chadha
Feb 10, 2014


IPAB sets aside the Pre-Grant Opposition order against “ABRAXIS”, accepts violation of principle of
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in its decision dated January 20, 2014 while accepting violation of principle of natural...

Chetan Chadha
Jan 31, 2014


Designate India in new International Applications from July 8, 2013
India has joined the International Trade Mark System by acceding to the Madrid Protocol. The system comes into effect from July 8, 2013....

Chetan Chadha
Jun 30, 2013


100% increase expected in Official Fee for Patent Matters, early filing recommended
DearColleagues, We wish to inform you that there is a recent notification in the Official Gazette dated May 6, 2013 proposing a hike in...

Chetan Chadha
Jun 30, 2013
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