IPR Amicus

IPR Amicus covers the developments in the laws relating to intellectual property rights, covering Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Designs, Plant Varity Protection and Geographical Indications. This newsletter includes authored 'Article(s)' on relevant topics of current interest, 'Statute Update' on different legislative changes, ‘Ratio decidendi’ covering selected decisions of High Courts, Supreme Court of India and various other foreign courts, and ‘News Nuggets’ highlighting other important developments in this area of law.

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IPR Amicus: September 2023
Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 notified
Read More 07 Dec 2023
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IPR Amicus: December 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a recent Madras High Court decision against a refusal order for registration of the mark ‘Inimox’ considering an opposition by the owner of mark ‘Imox’...
Read More 01 Dec 2023
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IPR Amicus: November 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus explores the scope of patentability and infringement concerning product-by-process claims with a specific emphasis on the recent two decisions of the Delhi High Court.
Read More 01 Nov 2023
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IPR Amicus: August 2023
In recent years Geographical Indications (‘GIs’) has emerged as one of the most important instruments for protecting the ‘quality, reputation or other character of goods essentially attributable to their geographical origin’.
Read More 23 Oct 2023
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IPR Amicus: October 2023
Dr. Katalin Kariko and Dr. Drew Weissman have been named the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their innovations concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
Read More 01 Oct 2023
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IPR Amicus: July 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a recent decision of the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court which has set aside an order passed by the Controller of Patents and Designs refusing the grant of patent for treatment of a plant disease, ...
Read More 12 Sept 2023
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IPR Amicus: June 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses the application of the Swissness Act, 2017 which regulates the use of Swiss symbols or labels which associate the products and services with Switzerland.
Read More 07 Aug 2023
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IPR Amicus: May 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus examines a recent decision of the Delhi High Court, where the High Court has redefined the boundaries of permissible claim amendments for overcoming the objections on non-patentability especially Section 3(i) of the Patents Act, 1970, without jeopardizing the requirements of Section 59.
Read More 10 Jul 2023
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IPR Amicus: April 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus analyses two decisions of the Delhi High Court which have adjudicated patentability of the species patent with respect to the genus patent as part of infringement proceedings.
Read More 30 May 2023
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IPR Amicus: March 2023
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a recent landmark Judgement passed by the Delhi High Court in the matter of Allergan Inc v. The Controller of Patents.
Read More 03 May 2023
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IPR Amicus: February 2023
The first article in this issue of IPR Amicus examines a recent Delhi High Court decision against an order passed by the Controller of Patents and Designs refusing the grant of the Appellant’s patent application for lacking inventive step.
Read More 13 Apr 2023
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IPR Amicus: January 2023
In continuation of the article published last month in IPR Amicus, the article in this issue of newsletter further discusses the evolving law around Divisional Applications in India.
Read More 24 Mar 2023