The Indian Patent office (IPO) after considering inputs/suggestions/comments from different stakeholders on previously issued Guidelines for Examination of CRIs has reissued the final guideline on 19th Feb 2016. As per the reading of the guideline, CRIs comprise inventions that involve…
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…
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…
Indian Patent Office (IPO) makes available a dynamic grid shown below: IPO will make the month and year for the Request for Examination (RFE) filed that are currently being examined and the First Examination Report (FER) being issued, for each…
Indian Patent Office (IPO) has recently published Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2013 and has invited comments (objections or suggestions) from the public within 45 days from the publication of the notification (12th June 2013). The main changes proposed are the…
This Article would not discuss as to what is a patent of addition, when does it expire, etc., answers to which are clearly mentioned in the Indian Patents Act. Briefly, to sum up, a Patent of addition can be filed…
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has recently issued another set of guidelines, this time on examination of biotechnology applications. Our earlier write-up on a set of guidelines issued by IPO, for examination of applications relating to traditional knowledge, can be…
The Indian Design Act 2001 with some significant changes incorporated in the Amendment Rules, 2008 is serving its purpose well to keep pace with the rapid changes in the technology and international developments. In view of the globalization of the…
The Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks at the Indian Intellectual Property Office Mr. P.H. Kurian has made a sudden and surprising request to exit from his role, a shock to the entire IP fraternity keeping in mind the…