In the case of Novartis Ag v. Natco Pharma Limited & Anr., a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (in LPA 50/2023,) clarified that the process of substantive examination of a patent application and a pre-grant opposition proceeding are two separate and independent processes/proceedings, and that the opponent has no right to intervene in […]
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India- Non-attendance at patent hearings cannot tantamount to abandonment
In Star Scientific Limited v. The Controller of Patents and Designs, C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 20/2024, the Delhi High Court reversed the decision of the Controller of Patents and Designs which had rejected patent application no. 202017011947 on the ground that the Applicant/ Appellant did not attend the pre-scheduled hearing (and consequently, that all the objections raised raised […]
India- What constitutes ‘therapeutic efficacy’ when determining patentability of ‘new forms of known substances’
The Delhi High Court recently rendered a significant decision clarifying the concept of enhanced therapeutic efficacy, when determining the patentability of new forms of known substances. The case involved an appeal by the patent applicant challenging the rejection of their patent application under Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended) (the ‘Act’). Section […]
India- Novel hardware is not a pre-requisite for the patentability computer-related inventions
In recent years, the Delhi High Court has issued several significant decisions in which it has adopted a positive interpretation of the law. One of the said decisions entails the Court’s recent interpretation of Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended) (the ‘Act’). The Court in Raytheon Company (the ‘Appellant’) v. Controller General […]
Law relating to Divisional Patent Applications in India to be revisited
In an important development, the Delhi High Court in Syngenta Limited v. The Controller General of Patents, has placed the following issues before the Honourable Chief Justice, for consideration by an appropriate Division Bench of the Court: (a) Does the requirement of a plurality of inventions being contained in the parent application, in order for […]
Court directs Indian Patent Office to issue reasoned decisions
Lack of proper reasoning in patent decisions by the Indian Patent Office (‘IPO‘) has been a cause for grave concern. In Dolby International AB (‘Dolby’ and/or the ‘Applicant’) v. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs [C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 10/2021 and I.A. 13552/2021], the Delhi High Court was faced with a similar predicament, and took the opportunity […]
India- Simplicity of an invention should not deter the grant of a Patent
Novelty and inventive step are the essential requirements for the grant of a patent . In an interesting development, the High Court of Delhi, in Avery Dennison Corporation v. Controller of Patents and Designs, CA. 29/2021, has reiterated that the simplicity of an invention should not deter the grant of a patent. Factual matrix: An […]
Amendments to Patents Law in Malaysia
The Malaysia Patent Office recently announced amendments to the Patents Act and Regulations, taking effect from 18 March 2022. Highlights of the key amendments are set out as follows: 1. New Section giving effect to Budapest Treaty A new section is introduced to the Patents Act and Regulations giving effect to the Budapest Treaty. The deposit […]
DIVISIONAL APPLICATIONS IN INDIA: CLARIFICATION AND SUMMARY
In India, every patent application should form a “single invention concept” (and therefore amount to “one invention”). However, where a parent application contains multiple group of inventions and they do not form such a “single invention concept”, a divisional application is taken up. These applications are governed by several provisions, namely Sections 16, 10(5) and […]
Salient points concerning the law of anticipation in the case of Element Six Technologies Ltd v. IIa Technologies Pte Ltd.
On February 7, 2020, the Singapore High Court reported its decision in the case of Element Six Technologies Ltd v. IIa Technologies Pte Ltd. [2020] SGHC 26, which treated various issues pertaining to novelty, priority date and anticipation. In particular, there are several interesting points in the decision concerning the law of anticipation which will […]