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An invention must show an inventive step over prior art. However, the Patents Act, 1970 lacks clear guidelines to assess this, leading Examiners to decide applications and oppositions in a rule of thumb manner, purely based on their subjective opinions. This is, clearly, a thoroughly legally unsatisfactory position.
Covering all the important IPR cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, links to other roundups, latest legal updates in criminal law and a few top stories of the month.
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The Court unanimously stated that the Comptroller was right in determining that the appellant was not entitled to apply for the patents simply by his ownership of DABUS.
Many inventions in emerging technologies including by SMEs, start-ups and educational institutions can be in the field of business methods or application of computing and digital technologies, therefore, there is a need to reconsider the exclusions in Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, in view of the growing innovations.
The mistake of the patent agent would be similar to the mistake of an advocate who may be representing parties in any
by Shruti Prasad Dhonde
Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the patent dispute between Minerva Surgicals and Hologic Inc., the Court made certain significant
by Saransh Chaturvedi*
Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., after a wholesome discussion, rejected the idea of the constitution of a “two-tier” Confidentiality Club
by Akash Kumar Prasad & Khushboo Agrawal*
Vaishali Singh, Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Petroleum and Energy Sciences
Cite as: (2019) PL (IPR) July 91
Supreme Court of United States: While determining that whether the ‘inter partes review’ established under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act violates Article
Vidya Dadati Vinayam, Vinaya Dadati Paatrataam I Paatratva Dhanamaapnoti, Dhanaat Dharmam Tatah Sukham II This shloka in Sanskrit means true/complete knowledge gives