Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala recently delivered a lecture to the B.Tech – LLB students of UPES School of Law as part of the ‘Patent Law and Practice Program’ being taught by BananaIP Team at the School.
This lecture was aimed at helping the students understand the process of patent revocation in India and compare the grounds of revocation with those listed under pre-grant and post-grant oppositions. This table below is a summary of the grounds available under Pre-grant opposition, Post-grant opposition and Revocation.
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Sl. No. |
Grounds | Pre grant Representation | Post Grant Opposition | Revocation |
Relevant Sections |
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1 |
Prior Claiming | Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(c), 25(2)(c), 64(1)(a) |
| 2 | Not entitled to apply | No | No | Yes |
64(1)(b) |
|
3 |
Wrongful obtainment (Petitioner) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(a), 25(2)(b), 64(1)(c) |
| 4 | Not an Invention | Yes | Yes | Yes |
25(1)(f), 25(2)(f), 64(1)(d) |
|
5 |
Not Novel a. Prior Patents b. Prior Publication c. Public Knowledge (India) d. Public Use (India) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(b), 25(1)(d), 25(2)(b), 25(2)(d), 64(1)(e) |
| 6 | Lacks inventive step./ Obvious – Person Skilled in the art | Yes | Yes | Yes |
25(1)e), 25(2)(e), 64(1)(f) |
|
7 |
Not useful | No | No | Yes | 64(1)(g) |
| 8 | Insufficient description – Not enabling – Average Skill – Average Knowledge No best method |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
25(1)(g), 25(2)(g), 64(1)(h) |
|
9 |
Indefinite & Unsupported Claim | No | No | Yes | 64(1)(i) |
| 10 | Inequitable Conduct | No | No | Yes |
64(1)(j) |
|
11 |
Ineligible subject matter | Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(f), 25(2)(f), 64(1)(k) |
| 12 | Secret use (India) | No | No | Yes |
64(1)(l) |
|
13 |
Non submission of IUFA (Information and Undertaking regarding Foreign Applications) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(h), 25(2)(h), 64(1)(m) |
|
14 |
Non compliance with FFP (Foreign Filing Permit) | No | No | Yes | 64(1)(n) |
| 15 | Contravention of secrecy direction | No | No | Yes |
64(1)(n) |
|
16 |
Fraudulent Amendment | No | No | Yes | 64(1)(o) |
| 17 | Non-disclosure / wrong disclosure of biological material source | Yes | Yes | Yes |
25(1)(j), 25(2)(j), 64(1)(p) |
|
18 |
Traditional Knowledge | Yes | Yes | Yes | 25(1)(k), 25(2)(k), 64(1)(q) |
| 19 | Convention filing after twelve months | Yes | Yes | No |
25(1)(i), 25(2)(i) |
About Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala manages the largest new age Intellectual Property Firm, BananaIP Counsels, headquartered at Bangalore, India. In addition to helping clients maximize business value from intellectual assets, Dr. Kalyan also consults for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and teaches at premier institutions such as National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B).
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