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From refusal to grant: India Patent Oﬃce grants a patent after the High Court orders reconsideration

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HC holds no flexibility for filing request for extension to file national phase patent application

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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

INDIA: Court Rules on Passing Off: Denies Injunction Due to “Delay” and “Acquiescence”

In a recent judgment dated May 11, 2015, the Delhi High Court decided upon an interim application filed on July 8, 2012, by plaintiffs...

Swati Bhanot

Sep 18, 2015

Process Patent Infringement: Glenmark v. Symed

GLEMMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED & ANR. v. SYMED LABS LIMITED Highlighting the significance of Section 104 A of the Patents Act, 1970...

Abhishek Goyal

Sep 15, 2015

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....