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, December 2025
Adding to the judgements issued by various courts regarding the application of Section 3(h) of the Patents Act, 1970, the Calcutta High Court has clarified that merely because an invention is related to agriculture or horticulture, it cannot be considered non-patentable under Section 3(h).
Read More 22 Dec 2025
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IPR Amicus, November 2025
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a major challenge under Section 6 of the BDA read with Rule 16 of the Biological Diversity Rules, 2024 in the interpretation of the term ‘access’.
Read More 21 Nov 2025
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IPR Amicus, October 2025
India’s legal framework governing patents and biodiversity reflects a nuanced and progressive approach to balancing technological advancement with ecological stewardship. The Patents Act fosters innovation, while Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (as amended) ensures that such innovation respects and rewards the contributions of India’s biodiversity and indigenous communities.
Read More 24 Oct 2025
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IPR Amicus, September 2025
The first article in this issue of IPR Amicus examines the recent developments around Biological Diversity, focusing on access to biological resources, intellectual property rights based on the Indian biological resources, and the evolving benefit-sharing mechanisms.
Read More 06 Oct 2025
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IPR Amicus: June 2025
The article discusses a recent Delhi High Court decision which not only brings into focus the legal standards applied to determine trademark infringement but also explores the boundaries of...
Read More 30 Aug 2025
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IPR Amicus, August 2025
The article discusses the draft version 2.0 of the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (‘CRIs’). The updated Guidelines now include more detailed examples clarifying patentable and non-patentable subject matter.
Read More 19 Aug 2025
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IPR Amicus, July 2025
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus examines two recent judgments of the Calcutta High Court in appeals, challenging the rejection of patent applications on grounds of non-patentability under Section 3(b). Section 3(b) bars the patenting of ‘an invention the primary or intended use or commercial exploitation of which could be contrary to public order or morality, or which causes serious prejudice to human, animal or plant life or health or to the environment’.
Read More 21 Jul 2025
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IPR Amicus: May 2025
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a recent judgement of the Madras High Court which has held that a method of supplementing animal feed does not qualify as a method of..
Read More 07 Jul 2025
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IPR Amicus: April 2025
The first article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses a recent decision of the Delhi High Court in a patent infringement suit between Roche and Natco.
Read More 06 Jul 2025
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IPR Amicus: March 2025
The Delhi High Court recently upheld the Controller’s decision refusing a patent application for not being patentable subject matter as amounting to ‘discovery’ under Section 3(c) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, and for failing to meet the requirements...
Read More 18 Jun 2025
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IPR Amicus: February 2025
The Single Judge of the Delhi High Court has rejected claims of trademark infringement and refused a plea seeking to restrain Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd. from selling its electric vehicle under the trademark ‘eZEO’.
Read More 14 May 2025
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IPR Amicus: January 2025
Patents – Revocation petition is maintainable even if petitioner files statement taking defence of invalidity of suit patent, in an infringement suit filed by patentee – Delhi High Court
Read More 13 May 2025