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Delhi Trade Marks Registry invites consent for mediation/ conciliation in...
With a view to clear the huge backlog of Opposition cases, the Delhi Trade Marks Registry has recently issued a revised notification inviting consent for mediation/ conciliation from parties involved...
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India: New Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016 notified - An initial analysis
Pursuant to the publication of draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015, notified by the Government of India in Gazette of India on October 26, 2015 and which was circulated to our clients vide our client...
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India: New Patents (amendment) rules 2016 notified - An initial analysis
Pursuant to the publication of draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015, notified by the Government of India in Gazette of India on October 26, 2015 and which was circulated to our clients vide our client...
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BOOST FOR INDIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIO-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: GOVERNMENT...
In November 2014, the government set up an IPR think-tank to draft the IPR policy, pursuant to which on May 12, 2016, the government approved the much-awaited National Intellectual Property Rights...
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India: Patent Amendment Rules 2016
Pursuant to the publication of the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules 2015, notified by the Government of India in the official gazette on October 26, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in...
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India: Expedited Examination Requests Limited To 1000 In Number
The Patents (Amendments) Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as Rules) that came into force on May 16, 2016 introduced the provision for Expedited Examination under Rule 24C of the Rules. Further, the...
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India: Trade Marks Office keeps pace with the Digital India initiative -...
The Indian Trade Marks Office has issued a notification announcing automation of the process of generation and issuance of Trade Mark Registration Certificates.Starting from August 01, 2016, the Trade...
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India’s take on Parallel Imports and International Exhaustion
After years of debate, finally the question on validity of “Parallel Imports” has been answered in a recent judgment delivered by Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court. The court, in the case...
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Government Organizations Join Hands To Promote International Patent Filing...
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Government of India have in consonance launched a scheme in order...
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GI tag for Tirupati Laddu- The Sweet Bitter Saga
The grant of a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Tirupati Laddu (an Indian sweet) in favour of the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) has been in controversy ever since the time of its...
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Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
The Union Cabinet approved the ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) by India on October 4, 2012. Following which India hosted the eleventh Conference of the Parties...
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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (Recognition and Reward...
The Central Government via a notification in the Official Gazette dated July 31, 2012 notified the Protection of Plant varieties and Farmers’ Rights (Recognition and Reward from the Gene Fund) Rules,...
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Principle of Natural Justice Saves the Day (Patent) for Sugen!
In a recent turn of events, the Supreme Court has set aside the order for revocation of Sugen/Pfizer’s patent (Sunitinib/Sutent) as passed by the Controller of the Indian Patent Office in a recent post...
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IPAB invalidates India’s First Pharma Product Patent
A recent post-grant opposition proceeding brought forth by Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust (a Non-Government Organization) against F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG and the Assistant Controller of Patents &...
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The Curious Case of Roche v. Cipla: A Win- Win?
Another IP battle that made headlines this year was the case of Roche v. Cipla. The Delhi High Court in a mixed judgement of sorts held Roche’s patent on Erlotinib to be valid while at the same time...
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First Compulsory License Granted
In a landmark move earlier this year, India’s first compulsory license (CL) was granted to Natco Pharma, for Bayer Corporation’s patented drug Nexavar. The license permitted Natco to manufacture and...
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International Non-Proprietary Names Published by Indian IPO
“All in good time”, with an aim of providing health and pharma industry with unique and globally available designated names in order to identify each pharmaceutical substance, the publication of the...
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Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 has finally put to rest the controversy related to the royalties of singers, composers and lyricists. The Act...
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Ashok Kumar- India’s answer to John Doe
In a welcome step, Indian Judiciary has embraced the concept of handing out ‘John Doe’ orders or Ashok Kumar orders as they are colloquially called.Although, the Delhi High Court has since the early...
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Manufacturer Vs. Distributor- Who owns the goodwill?
The Delhi High Court’s Division Bench has held that good will belong to the party that creates customer confidence and on whose reputation the goods were sold. In the instant matter, the dispute...
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