In 2012 the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks passed an order that prohibited requests for amending use information in trade mark applications. On October 9, 2014, the Delhi High Court quashed this order and held that all such amendment requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis, even if to prepone the...
With expansion of global trade and secondary markets, intellectual property law has been forced to evolve beyond its traditional bounds. While Indian jurisprudence has historically focused on parallel imports and the doctrine of exhaustion in the context of resale of genuine goods, recent developments indicate a shift towards addressing more complex commercial practices, particularly the...
How Applicant can extend protection across Multiple Jurisdictions? When an invention shows commercial promise beyond domestic markets, limiting protection to a single jurisdiction can significantly reduce its value. International patent filing is therefore not just a legal step, but a strategic business decision. For applicants in India, the two principal routes to seek protection abroad...
Patent opposition in India is a vital safeguard under the Patents Act, 1970 that ensures only deserving inventions are granted and it is mechanism that allows the public to raise objections against the grant of a patent by filing an opposition with the Patent office. There are 2 types of opposition proceedings in place depending...
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