The Madras High Court has set aside the refusal of Hygieia Inc.’s patent application, highlighting the need for proper consideration of amended claims. The court emphasized the importance of interpreting claims in conjunction with their specifications and has directed a re-examination of the application by a different controller within six months.
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Patent refusal order set aside, matter remanded back for DeNovo consideration
The Delhi High Court has faulted the Patent Office for rejecting a patent application without adequate reasoning. The case involved a beverage can closure design, and the Controller’s decision lacked clarity and failed to address the applicant’s arguments effectively. The Court has sent the case back for a proper re-examination, highlighting the need for thoroughness in patent application reviews.
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The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the Indian Patent Office (IPO) must clearly and unambiguously articulate objections to patent applications. This case involved Microsoft’s patent application for “Discovery of Secure Network Enclaves,” which was rejected by the IPO for lacking inventive step and violating disclosure requirements. The Court found the IPO’s objections to be ambiguous and procedurally irregular, thereby stressing on fair hearings and proper communication during the patent examination process.
Read more about Objections regarding insufficiency of disclosure in patent applications must be clear and unambiguousReview and Reversal of Patent Refusal Orders by the Madras High Court
Madras High Court supports three inventions by overturning three patent refusals on grounds of Lack of valid grounds (RTA-408 case), failure to consider inventive features (fluidized bed boiler case) and procedural error (fuel temperature control case).
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A patent attorney’s job includes tracking and managing deadlines and schedules for each patent case that he or she handles. Every Indian patent has at least ten (10) deadlines on average, and a patent attorney managing a portfolio of one hundred patents must keep track of at least one thousand dates. Read More
Read more about Can you revive abandoned/lapsed patents and patent applications in India?Role of ‘Intent’ in Reviving lost Patents and Patent Applications in India
One of the critical parts of a patent attorney’s work is the management of timelines and deadlines relating to patent files being handled by her/him. On an average, each patent file in India has at least ten (10) deadlines, and if a patent attorney has a portfolio of 100 patents, she/he is looking at at least 1000 dates to track. Read More
Read more about Role of ‘Intent’ in Reviving lost Patents and Patent Applications in IndiaIndian Patent Grant in One Year? Join us for a Discussion on 23rd November
Over the last two years, the IPO has granted several patents in under a year from the date of filing. Some of these grants have...
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The requirements for patentability of inventions can be considered as one of the most important parts of patent law. They form the basis for grant...
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Read more about Shouldn’t a Request for Prioritized Examination be Given Priority?Post-dating Patent Applications: Frisk it Before You Risk it!
This post was published on August 08, 2014. Our previous article on post-dating exposed the risks involved in the shifting ahead of the priority...
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