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Spice Mobiles Ltd. and M/s. Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Vs Shri Somasundaram Ramkumar Revocation Proceeding for IN 214388
In a major decision, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on 1 st June 2012 has revoked a patent IN214388 under section 57,...
Jul 16, 20126 min read


Tata Chemicals vs. Hindustan Unilever Limited Revocation Proceeding for IN 195937: Would compliance of Section 8 become a nightmare for Patent Applicants?
This article relates to a recent judgement of IPAB on 12’th July 2012 on revocation of an Indian Patent IN 195937, wherein certain...
Jul 16, 20126 min read
Inherent Anticipation: In re Montgomery
The Federal Circuit in this case addressed the issue of anticipation by inherency in the context of method of treatment claims. The panel...
Jul 3, 20124 min read
Patent laws on Genes and Gene Sequences
Advancement in science and genetic application, with enhanced knowledge of Human Genome has been the main focus in the field of medicine...
Oct 2, 20115 min read


Nokia & IPCOM
The claimant, Nokia Corporation, seeks revocation of European Patent (UK) No. 1 841 268 ("the patent" or "268") which belongs to the...
Aug 1, 20115 min read


ENERCON INDIA LTD. (EIL) VS. ENERCON GMBH (EG)
This article is directed to interested persons who have not been regularly following the Enercon Case, one the few patent litigation...
Jun 18, 20116 min read
Clear and Convincing …Says US Apex
This blog is just an update of the US Supreme Court hearing in the case “Microsoft Vs. i4i”. For more details about the initial...
Jun 18, 20113 min read
BRUCE N. SAFFRAN Vs. JOHNSON & JOHNSON and CORDIS CORPORATION
Introduction A patent infringement suit filed by Bruce N. Saffran, a New Jersey Radiologist (“Plaintiff”) against Johnson & Johnson...
Jun 3, 20113 min read
Microsoft Corp V/s TiVo, Inc
The present case relates to an infringement petition filed by Microsoft Corp against TiVo, Inc. in California Northern District Court,...
Feb 13, 20113 min read
Soy Meal a “Dead Material”- No Functional DNA
A Patent Infringement suit was filed by Monsanto Technology LLC against Cefetra, Vopak Agencies and Alfred C. Toepfer International...
Jan 27, 20114 min read
“Clear and Convincing Evidence”
Case “Microsoft Vs i4i” interests me as I saw the recent Supreme Court decision to hear this case again. Long story in short, i4i filed...
Jan 10, 20112 min read
Claim Construction - Interpretation to Determine Obviousness
The present case relates to reexamination (Reexamination No. 90/008,482) of US Patent No. 5, 236, 503, referred to as ‘503 hereinafter....
Jan 10, 20115 min read
Sun Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly: Doctrine of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
A remarkable latest change in the Patentability has risen from the decision of the Federal Circuit in the case Sun Pharmaceuticals v. Eli...
Dec 16, 20103 min read
Greif & Technocraft
The case is all about a mech. patent granted in Europe in 2008. The Proprietor (Applicant) Grief International Holding B.V is holding...
Sep 13, 20103 min read
The Bilski Battle Ends…still the war of Patenting Business Method is on…
Introduction:- Do you need one? I am sure by this time you would have read or heard about the Bilski case somewhere. Well it’s not too...
Jul 27, 20103 min read
Roche’s Struggle Over its Patents in India - Two suits, Two oppositions
The struggle between innovator pharmaceutical companies (mostly in the Western world) and developing world Generic companies has been...
Jul 27, 20105 min read
Is Section 3(k) losing its significance?
It wasn’t long back when section 3(k) defined as “A mathematical or business method or a computer programme per se or algorithms are not...
Jul 19, 20106 min read
Research in motion vs Motorola
Research in motion vs Motorola This time Research In Motion (RIM) was “put in trouble” by Motorola for infringing the latter’s patent...
Jun 8, 20103 min read
Asian Electronics Ltd. vs. Havells India Ltd.
Working of the invention playing a role in deciding Balance of convenience This time Asian Electronics Ltd., referred to as Asian...
Jun 6, 20103 min read
Actavis and Novartis
ACTAVIS’ “EXPECTATION OF SUCCESS” AFFIRMED ACTAVIS UK vs NOVARTIS AG The High Court, Court of Appeal has recently upheld a decision on...
Apr 15, 20105 min read
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