SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Image from here A ‘Captured’ Patent Office? Two of the provisions slated to be amended have a direct impact on the quality of patents granted by the Patent Office. Prashant Reddy T.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. 12 ) or anywhere else, because granting of patents necessarily includes publication of invention.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Recently, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks granted a patent to a ragi walnut soup mix prepared by the 52-year old woman, Shubhangi Patil. In her patent application, she claimed that her soup is free from preservatives and artificial additives. It should be non-obvious or an inventive step.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Controller Gen of Patents: The DHC’s Dilemma of Identifying the Method of Treatment under Section 3(i) of the Patent Act In the context of Section 3(i), the DHC recently clarified that a ‘method of treatment’ is distinct from a ‘method of producing a substance’ that can later be used in the treatment.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It also noted that the public statements of Archer’s senior officers were ambiguous and not necessarily conclusive that confidential information of Wisk Aero’s was brought by and used by its engineers when they joined Archer and developed its air taxi. If you thought so, you would be wrong. As the U.S. Cordis Corp., 3d 592, 600-601 (6th Cir.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week India Accelerates in the Patent Race: But Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Image from here The World IP Indicator 2023 highlights India’s progress in the global patent race. Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development. Inventprise Inc.

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