The Madras High Court, in a landmark ruling, in Ab Initio Technology LLC (‘Ab Initio’) v. The Controller of Patents & Designs, overturned the Patent Office's rejection of a computer-related invention (‘CRI’) application titled “Graphic Representations of Data Relationship.” This decision mandates the grant of the patent (application no. 4693/CHENP/2010), citing clear novelty and inventive step […]