Novartis v. Natco Pharma Limited – Patent Examination and Opposition proceedings under the Patents Act are ‘Parallel but Independent’, says Delhi High Court

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 […]