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Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and Ortho Silicic Acid Combination in Light of the Patent Bargain and Sufficiency of Disclosure

SpicyIP

Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application by UPL Ltd. for lack of sufficient disclosure mandated under Section 10(4) of the Patents Act. At the heart of this bargain lies Section 10(4) of the Patents Act of 1970 which delineates the parameters of a complete specification.

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A Rare Invocation for a Rare Disease?: Government Urged to Invoke Section 100, Patents Act for Rare Disease Medicine

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Section 100 empowers the central government to use, or authorise to use, an invention (application or grant) for the purposes of the government, on a non-commercial basis. Importantly, this is not a provision that requires abuse of patent by the patentee. However, no details are present in the public domain.

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Combining Multiple Inventions into a Single Patent Application: Risks vs. Cost Savings

LexBlog IP

Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings?

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Can We Patent An Idea That Made To Public?

Intepat

Will it affect the patentability of the invention? It is time to think if our ideas are patentable if we share them in the public domain. The Intellectual Property Office grants patents to encourage new technology, development, and scientific research. However, it is not applicable in other countries.

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Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO) Concerning IP & Patents

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It implies that while a specific technology may be protected in the main markets of a company, it may lie in the public domain in some other countries. In the latter case, no license or permission of any sort is required from the patent owner for commercializing the product. Patents have a limited protection period.

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Patentability in India

IP and Legal Filings

An invention relating either to a product or process that is new, involving an inventive step, and capable of industrial application can be patented.Provided the invention is not falling under the categories of inventions that are non-patentable under sections 3 and 4 of the Patent Act.

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DHC and 3(k): This time using the ‘Technical effect’ Test

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Assistant Controller , allowed the maintainability of divisional applications, which were rejected by the Controller u/s. The DHC, in this judgement, continued with its restrictive interpretation of 3(k), narrowing the scope of inventions which are excluded u/s. The Patent Office rejected the patent application u/s.

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