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INDIA: IPO revises numbering pattern of patent applications and request for examination
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) introduced a new numbering pattern for Patent applications and Request for Examination in an order dated...

Chetan Chadha
Jan 19, 2016


INDIA: LANDMARK DECISIONS PERTAINING TO SECTION 8 OF INDIAN PATENTS ACT, 1970
INTRODUCTION Over the years, numerous Indian Courts have taken an iron-clad stance towards applicants for non-compliance of Section 8 as...
Ms. Nidhi Anand
Dec 19, 2015


Proposed Amendments to Trade Mark Rules (India) – A stich in time may save nine!
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) (MCI) has recently issued the draft Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules. The MCI has invited...
Sonal Madan
Nov 26, 2015


DRAFT PATENTS (AMENDMENT) RULES Notified, several positive changes proposed
The Government of India, through its Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently come up with the Draft Patents Amendment Rules, 2015...
Abhishek Goyal
Nov 15, 2015


INDIA: Well-Known Mark ZARA Wins Trademark Infringement Battle
The Honorable High Court of Delhi recently granted an ad interim injunction in Industria De Diseno Textile Sa v. Oriental Cuisines Pvt....
Abhishek Goyal
Oct 1, 2015


BMS’ PATENT FOR DASATINIB PRIMA FACIE VALID, UPHOLDS HIGH COURT
By a recent decision, the Delhi High Court seems to have put a long drawn battle between US incorporated Pharma giant Bristol-Myers...
Abhishek Goyal
Sep 28, 2015


High Court grants Injunction in Novartis v. CIPLA for Indacaterol Patent
NOVARTIS AG & ANR. v. CIPLA LTD. Deciding the fate of application for temporary injunction under Oder XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Civil...
Abhishek Goyal
Sep 28, 2015


Patents: FRAND Litigation in India
Introduction Standard Essential Patents are patents, which are granted over an invention or technology establishing a standard. For...
Neha Malhotra
Sep 28, 2015


INDIA: IPAB Removes Well-Known Mark, Holds Law Should Not Be Stretched to Indulge in Trade Restraint
In M/s Nirmal Industrial Control Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Nirma Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd. (ORA/133/2010/TM/AMD (IPAB Sept. 13, 2013)), the...
Sharabh Shrivastava
Sep 24, 2015


INDIA: IPAB Rules in favour of Chivas' 100 PIPERS Trademark
In an order issued by India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on March 3, 2015, the mark ROYAL PIPERS of Khoday Breweries...
Amrit Sandhu
Sep 23, 2015
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