Tag: Patentability of Software

Court clarifies distinction between business methods and technical inventions in section 3(k) related case

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The Delhi High Court set aside the Indian Patent Office’s rejection of Comviva Technologies Limited’s patent application under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970. The Court recognized that the invention provided a technical advancement in securing electronic payment transactions. It directed the Patent Office to proceed with granting the patent, subject to any further objections under the law.

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Licensing of Software Does Not Give Rise to Patent Exhaustion

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First Publication Date: 20th September 2010 The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit clarified the legal confusion that was existing on the...

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