Method of Treatment in A Petri Dish? Clarifying Section 3(I) Of the Indian Patent Act
Introduction In recent years, bio-technology has seen an exponential growth in its technical prowess. From genetic cloning in 1996, to gene editing and cell based therapies in 2026. In the wake of the emergence of such technologies, it is imperative to pay attention to their patentability, as governed by the Indian Patent Act, 1970. Section […]
Concept Of Compulsory Licensing Under The Patents Act
An inventor is allotted with the patent right in exchange for disclosing its invention. Apart from the inventor of that patent, the public is being benefited most. Therefore it must be taken into consideration that the invention is made surely available to the public. But there seems to a danger of misuse of such monopolistic […]
Modification in the Patent Practices
In India, the Patents Act, 1970, and the Patents Rules, 2003, have undergone number of changes in last decade or so. The initial changes in the Act and corresponding Rules were mostly with a vision to make the Indian Patent Laws in conformity to the TRIPS guidelines with the allowed extent of exemptions. Later on, […]
Power to review decisions or setting aside orders of the Controller [Indian Patents Act, 1970 Section 77 (f), (g)]
The Indian Patents Act, 1970, Section 77 gives the Controller of Patents the powers of a Civil Court to deal with a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for matters stated in Section 77 (1) Clause f and g of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 which reads as follows – “Section 77. Controller to have […]