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Monsanto’s Patent on Method of Producing Transgenic Plants refused by IPAB

9th July, 2013 - 11:48 am Categories: News & Updates Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

Monsanto’s Indian patent application 2407/DEL/NP/2006 on transgenic plants with heat/salt/draught tolerant plants is rejected by IPAB. The subject patent application is directed to a method of producing a draught/stress/heat/salt/drug tolerant transgenic plants by inserting a recombinant DNA molecule that expresses a cold shock protein CspA or CspB. The subject patent application was rejected by the … Continue reading Monsanto’s Patent on Method of Producing Transgenic Plants refused by IPAB

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Generic v. Branded patent battles in India foray into life management diseases too

18th April, 2013 - 6:03 am Categories: IP Practice in India Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

Patent wars in India between the foreign innovator companies and the Indian generics now seem to be spreading over life-management diseases segment. Till now the patent infringement cases have revolved and are still revolving over drugs for life-threatening diseases such as HIV, cancer where the public interest has played an important factor in the adjudication … Continue reading Generic v. Branded patent battles in India foray into life management diseases too

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Khurana and Khurana win an award from Corporate Intl Magazine

8th April, 2013 - 6:28 am Categories: News & Updates

We are pleased to announce that our firm Khurana and Khurana Advocates and IP Attorneys has been chosen as the winner of 2013 Corporate Intl Magazine Legal Award for the category of ‘IP Patents Law Firm of the Year in India’. Since 2005, Corporate Intl has been firmly established as one of the leading monthly … Continue reading Khurana and Khurana win an award from Corporate Intl Magazine

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Depository Material

16th March, 2013 - 12:04 pm Categories: IP Practice in India

Indian Patents Act provides an applicant to deposit a biological material in support of the Indian patent application. It is an exigent via which an applicant can cure what might otherwise be a conceivably fatal defect in a patent application or even for an issued patent. A “biological deposit” can, in that case, fulfil the … Continue reading Depository Material

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Analysis of the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007

4th February, 2013 - 5:30 am Categories: IP Practice in India News & Updates

The Customs Act, 1962 prohibits import of those goods that infringed intellectual property. Under Section 11, the Central Government can prohibit import or export of goods that infringed patents, trademarks or copyrights, by issuing a notification. It also covered prevention of contravention of any law for the time being in force. Further, Section 111 and … Continue reading Analysis of the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007

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IIPRD Offers 6 months Online Certificate Course

22nd December, 2012 - 10:21 am Categories: IP Practice in India News & Updates

IIPRD (Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Development) offers a Six Months Certificate Course on “Patent Portfolio Creation & Management”, which is continually ongoing since 2009 and has successfully enrolled over 300 students in the last over 3 years. The course is an online distance learning course, making it especially very effective for working professionals, … Continue reading IIPRD Offers 6 months Online Certificate Course

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Roche v Cipla: Part 1: Validity of Patent

26th September, 2012 - 7:53 am Categories: IP Litigation IP Practice in India News & Updates Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

In continuation of our previous post here, and following the availability of the 275 page judgement, we would discuss herein the various facets of the case and discuss one by one. This case actually involved two main issues as follows, Issue I. Whether Roche’s Indian Patent 196774 is invalid (liable to be revoked under S. … Continue reading Roche v Cipla: Part 1: Validity of Patent

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Cipla won the landmark Roche v Cipla Litigation

8th September, 2012 - 10:46 am Categories: IP Practice in India News & Updates Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

Indian Generic manufacturer Cipla has won the landmark Roche v. Cipla Patent Infringement case in the Delhi High Court over Cipla’s Generic version of Anti-cancer Drug Erlotinib. The case is the first Patent Litigation in India post India’s 2005 Product Patent Regime which included public interest and pricing issues in addition to India’s Section 3d … Continue reading Cipla won the landmark Roche v Cipla Litigation

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First Compulsory License Grant in India to Natco

31st March, 2012 - 1:58 pm Categories: IP Practice in India News & Updates Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

The Controller General of India passed an order of compulsory license (CL) against Bayer’s patent on drug Nexavar on March 09, 2012, which is India’s first compulsory license and is resulting from India’s first CL application filed by Natco last year which was reported and discussed by us. The complete CL order is available at … Continue reading First Compulsory License Grant in India to Natco

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Opposition against Monsanto’s European Patent on a virus resistant Melon Plant variety

21st February, 2012 - 4:44 pm Categories: IP Practice in India Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigations

Dr. Vandana Shiva, an Indian Environmental Activist has lent her support to “No Patent on Seeds”, a European coalition, in opposing the European Patent EP1962578 granted to Monsanto in May 2011. The Patent claims a melon variety having resistance to Curcurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus (CYSDV) with virus resistance traits taken from melon varieties found … Continue reading Opposition against Monsanto’s European Patent on a virus resistant Melon Plant variety

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