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Make the Most of Dynamic Patent Utilities from Indian Patent Office (IPO)
This article discusses at length the importance of each dynamic patent utility from IPO so that each reader can make most out of it....
Feb 12, 20164 min read
Make the Most of Dynamic Trademark Utilities from Trademark Registry (TMR) India
This article discusses at length the importance of each dynamic trademark utility from TMR so that each reader can make most out of it....
Feb 12, 20162 min read
Indian Patent Office Rejected Compulsory License Application (C.L.A. No.1 of 2015) for "Saxagliptin" Filed by Lee Pharma Ltd.
In an order dated 19 th January 2016, the Controller of Patents rejected the compulsory license application of Hyderabad based drug...
Feb 9, 20163 min read
Intersection between Intellectual Property (IP) and Competition Law
With a growing buzz around how IP and Competition law interface with each other, instances when they can be coupled by Defendants to...
Jan 4, 201615 min read
Germany’s Boehringer Repudiated Patent on HIV Drug- Nevirapine
The Indian Patent Office has repudiated Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim patent on its key HIV drug- Nevirapine, Patent Application...
Dec 24, 20153 min read
Extension of Time to submit the objections or suggestions to the Proposed Draft of Amendment of Trade Marks Rules, 2002
This post comes as an update to the previous one in context of the Proposed Draft Trade Mark Rules by the Central Government, which has...
Dec 19, 20151 min read
Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance Promulgated in India
The President of India on October 23, 2015 promulgated the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of...
Nov 17, 20152 min read


Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2015
Indian Patent Office (IPO) has recently published Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2015 and has invited comments (objections or...
Nov 5, 20151 min read
Research Exemption in Indian Patent Law
The research or experimental use exemption permits researchers and product manufacturers to make certain use of a patented invention. The...
Oct 15, 20156 min read
The Curtain Raiser Formal Guidelines for Examination clarifying Patent Examination Position on Computer Related Inventions in India
The much debated and iterated ' Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions' formally released by the Office of Controller...
Sep 1, 20154 min read
“Well, You have not made out prima facie case for Compulsory License”: Notifies Rajiv Agarwal, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, to Lee Pharma!
In a major update for the patent circle (and of course Pharma industry), reportedly, Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad based Indian pharma company,...
Aug 22, 20152 min read
Denial of Injunction on the grounds of Acquiescence and Delay by Plaintiffs: SRF Foundation v. Ram Education Society
Devina Choubal, an intern at Khurana & Khurana looks into grounds of denial of injunction by analyzing the recent case of SRF Foundation...
Aug 20, 20156 min read
OMG! Over 2.26 lakh patent applications pending with Patent offices in India for approval...Why? Shortage of professionals says Commerce and Industry Minister!
In worrying statistics, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as reported in a news article dated 31 st July 2015, informed...
Aug 3, 20152 min read
Division Bench of Delhi High Court passed an interim order in Glenmark v. Symed (July 2015)
The High Court of Delhi has passed an interim order wherein the Justices have made it clear that the appellant (Glenmark) may use any...
Jul 27, 20154 min read
Compulsory Licensing Application against the Patented Drug SAXAGLIPTIN by Lee Pharma
Lee Pharma, a Hyderabad-based Indian pharma company, has filed a Compulsory Licensing (CL) Application (in accordance with Section 84(1)...
Jul 27, 20154 min read
Section 3(D) of Indian Patent Act Strikes Again
India revoked yet another drug patent granted to a German MNC, Boehringer Ingelheim, for its respiratory drug, Spiriva ( crystalline...
Jul 27, 20153 min read
NPDC Supplementary Details
Patents are a major area of business proficiency nowadays and recently in India too, it has become as important as marketing, finance,...
Jun 12, 20154 min read
Recent Patent Litigation Cases (2014-15): India
Patent Litigation in India has steadily increased over the last 2-3 years. Dramatic swift has been observed in the innovator’s...
Apr 29, 20156 min read
Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order of injunction against Glenmark over the Generic drug “Sitagliptin”
Reportedly, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on Special Leave Petition filed by Glenmark stayed the Delhi High Court order which passed...
Apr 2, 20156 min read
E- Filing of Application for Registration of Geographical Indications in India
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks issued public notice dated 11 March 2015 launching electronic filing of application...
Mar 16, 20151 min read
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