The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The Guidelines require that, when amending or adapting the description in line with the claims, the applicant must either delete subject matter not covered by the claims or explicitly state in the description that such subject matter is not part of the invention ( F-IV, 4.3 ). for inter alia lack of inventive step ( Article 56 EPC ).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Description amendments refresh The recent controversy over description amendments began with a significant tightening in the 2021 EPO Guidelines for Examination of the requirement for applicants to amend the description of a patent application in line with the allowed claims ( IPKat ).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

In yet another order dealing with unreasoned rejections of a patent application, the Delhi High Court comes down heavily on the Indian Patent Office. Praharsh and Swaraj write about this order, underscoring the role played by well-reasoned orders in the appeals before the high court and patent bargain.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Delhi High Court on Non-filing of Written Submission to Delay Patent Application Process. The Controller of Patents where it rebuked the Plaintiff for not filing written submissions in time and thereby delaying the patent application process. Course on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents [Kochi, December 10-14].

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights Understanding the role of a Patent Agent including the qualifications, eligibility criteria Patents and Patentability Criteria Processing of Indian Patent Application Patent Drafting Exercise-related to Patent drafting Practice responding to FERs, Amendment of application, and specification Concept of unity (..)

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Board of Appeal finds no legal basis for the requirement to amend the description in line with the claims (T1989/18) (26 Dec 2021) Can amending the description to summarize the prior art add matter to the patent application as filed? (T Whilst this year has seen some truly remarkable advances in machine learning technology (e.g.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) law empowers such techno-entrepreneurs to protect their ideas and inventions from misappropriation and encroachment by others, and thereby, enables them to unlock the true potential value of their intellectual property.

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The IPKat

JUNE 28, 2023

Article 69 EPC states that " the extent of the protection conferred by a European patent or a European patent application shall be determined by the claims. Nevertheless, the description and drawings shall be used to interpret the claims ". even if that ground has not been invoked by the opponent ".

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. The fundamental patentability criteria are universal namely: novelty, inventive step, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 10, 2024

Madras High Court Revokes Omega Ecotech’s Patent The Madras High Court on March 28, 2024 revoked Omega Ecotech’s Patent on a multistage bio composting kit and method of composting. The invention had a product claim and method claim. The Court also said that the use of chimneys in the invention is a mere workshop modification.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

Reform in Law However, while the patent application numbers are on the rise, the Industry has expressed concerns over the patent prosecution and examination regime in India. When mentioned in the recently-held budget session, the IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw acknowledged the ethical concerns and risks around AI.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Over to Henry: "One could not help but feel sorry for the European Patent (UK) 2 373 755 (‘the Patent’), owned by company 3M. On the second point the Judge started by considering whether the skilled person would have any motivation to conduct workshop modifications to Rowenhorst (para 143). in some embodiments.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Indian Patent Office has revoked the Patent No. 281489 (Application No. The patent was revoked for lacking obviousness/inventive step, not being a patentable invention under section 3(d) and failure to disclose requisite information under section 8 of the Patents Act.

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