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3D Trade Marks

21st May, 2014 - 9:26 am Categories: News & Updates Trademark

In recent years, trade mark registries and courts have grappled with applications for silhouettes, shapes, scents, textures, short cartoons, single colors, body movement’s etc as trademarks. This invasion of the unconventional is due to the abstract nature of the legal definition of a trademark. On one hand the trade mark law has embraced an open- … Continue reading 3D Trade Marks

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Relief for Pfizer as IPAB stays Revocation on Drug Tolterodine

19th April, 2014 - 11:28 am Categories: IP Litigation IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patent Litigation Patents

In a positive development for US drug giant Pfizer, the country’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has issued an interim stay on an order stated by the Indian Patent Office removing a patent of Pfizer, for its extended release drug Tolterodine (Detrol), which is used for treating old age patients who suffer from frequent urination. … Continue reading Relief for Pfizer as IPAB stays Revocation on Drug Tolterodine

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Examination Guidelines for Pharmaceuticals Patents

17th April, 2014 - 11:59 am Categories: IP Practice in India News & Updates Patents

There has been limited judicial consideration of how patent law applies to pharmaceutical inventions in India. Little specific guidance is available to patent examiners in assessing whether a particular pharmaceutical invention satisfies the requirements for patentability. The absence of judicial guidance in this area is problematic. Indian Patent Office has published the Draft Guidelines on … Continue reading Examination Guidelines for Pharmaceuticals Patents

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Clarification on Small Entity Status of Patent Applicants in India

18th March, 2014 - 1:18 pm Categories: IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patents

I really wonder if the Indian Patent Act was already less troublesome that we needed a new set of rules, substantially increased fees, and more importantly introduction of the Small Entity Status of Applicants, which creates even more confusion on retrospectively payable fees, implications of change in status during prosecution, timeline for submission of Form … Continue reading Clarification on Small Entity Status of Patent Applicants in India

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Roche sues Biocon and Mylan over biosimilar version of Herceptin in India

7th March, 2014 - 12:31 pm Categories: IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patents

Trastuzumab/Herceptin has been amidst several controversaries off lately and this time it is regarding a biosimilar which has jointly been manufactured by Biocon and Mylan. Background Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin sold under the brand names HERCEPTIN, HERCLONTM and BICELTIS is a biological drug used primarily for the treatment for human epidermal growth factor receptor … Continue reading Roche sues Biocon and Mylan over biosimilar version of Herceptin in India

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Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2014

1st March, 2014 - 7:23 am Categories: IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patents

The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2014 has come in force with effective from 28th February 2014. The major changes are the hike in official fee and an introduction of a “small entity” to which a separate (reduced) fee shall be applicable. Further, in order to promote online filing of patents, different schedule of charges is proposed … Continue reading Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2014

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IPAB strengthening the Principles of Natural Justice

28th February, 2014 - 1:50 pm Categories: IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patents

This article relates to a judgment of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (hereinafter IPAB) dated 20th January 2014 in the case “Abraxis BioScience LLC USA Vs Union of India” for a patent application no. 2899/DELNP/2005. The said patent application was rejected by Indian patent office. Thus being aggrieved by the rejection of the patent application by … Continue reading IPAB strengthening the Principles of Natural Justice

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Strengthening the Remedy against Modern Tort of Passing Off: Oriental Cuisines Private Ltd vs. Star Restaurants Pvt. Ltd

15th February, 2014 - 8:10 am Categories: News & Updates Trademark Litigation

This article is to highlight the recently decided case of Oriental Cuisines Private Ltd vs. Star Restaurants Pvt. Ltd, by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court regarding passing-off action based on the principles of common law. Brief Facts of the Case:- … Continue reading Strengthening the Remedy against Modern Tort of Passing Off: Oriental Cuisines Private Ltd vs. Star Restaurants Pvt. Ltd

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Understanding ITC Litigation (Section 337 Cases)

12th February, 2014 - 5:39 am Categories: IP Litigation News & Updates Trademark Litigation

Having seen regular and growing number of queries from Indian Companies on U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) cases in the US (primarily companies having domestic market in the US), this is a brief attempt to give clarity on jurisdiction that ITC provides, types of cases handled, advantages/disadvantages of the ITC routes, among few other characteristics … Continue reading Understanding ITC Litigation (Section 337 Cases)

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Applicability of the principle “Proof of the right” to Conventional application

29th January, 2014 - 5:31 am Categories: IP Practice in India IPAB Decisions News & Updates Patents

This article relates to a recent judgment of IPAB in the case “NTT DoCoMo Inc. Vs The Controller of Patents and Designs” for a patent application No. 794/CHE/2006 which was refused to proceed further by the Indian patent office. Brief summary of the case In summary, the application relates to “TRANSMISSION RATE CONTROL METHOD AND … Continue reading Applicability of the principle “Proof of the right” to Conventional application

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