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Patentability of Food Recipes and the Section 3(e) Challenge

IIPRD

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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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

“Intellectual Property” refers to mental creations such as inventions, literary and creative works, as well as symbols, names, and pictures utilised in business. However an innovation is not eligible to enjoy both trade secret and patent protection which was observed by Delhi High Court in case of Prof.

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New SPC referral to the CJEU on the interpretation of Art 3(a) and (c) for combination products (Merck v Clonmel)

The IPKat

The question before the Irish Courts was whether a second SPC (SPC 2005/01) based on this combination product was valid. The patent on which the INEGY SPC was based ( EP(IE) 0720599 ) related to ezetimibe, and mentioned that ezetimibe may be administered in combination with a list of known statins, including simvastatin.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

SpicyIP

The series presently contains 50+ Copyright related empirical studies and 50+ Patent related empirical studies published over the period of the last 15 years, and this will continue to be expanded over time. Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day! It alleged that respondent No.

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