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Fast-Tracking Cleantech Patenting in India

08 April 2024 by DPS Parmar (Special Counsel)

The emergence of the cleantech industry dates back to the publication of reports relating to global warming or cities turning into gas chambers due to air pollution.

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Division of an Application as a Tool to Enhance Private Value of a Patent

18 March 2024 by DPS Parmar (Special Counsel)

Division of an Application as a Tool to Enhance Private Value of a Patent

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India Announces Progressive Changes in Patents Rules, 2003

15 March 2024 by Manisha Singh (Partner) & Rajeev Kumar (Partner)

India Announces Progressive Changes in Patents Rules, 2003

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India’s Rise to Innovative Excellence - Achieving 100,000 Patents in One Year

15 March 2024 by Manisha Singh (Partner) & Shivi Gupta (Managing Associate)

India’s Rise to Innovative Excellence - Achieving 100,000 Patents in One Year

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Patenting Green Hydrogen Production: New Hope for Clean Energy

05 March 2024 by DPS Parmar (Special Counsel)

Edwin Drake and Mamadou Ngulo Konare have one thing in common: both struck energy gold from Mother Earth.

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Patenting Scope in Biofuel-Related Inventions

12 February 2024 by DPS Parmar (Special Counsel)

Biofuels are closely associated with living material. They are different from the traditional first-generation biofuels obtained from long-dead organic matter.

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Biological Material and Written Description Requirement under Patent Law

29 January 2024 by DPS Parmar (Special Counsel)

The three tenets of a patent grant are possession, disclosure, and claims of invention.

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Quid Pro Quo of Patent Bargain: Disclosure of Invention

16 January 2024 by Manisha Singh (Partner) & Vaneet Kaur (Managing Associate)

The exclusive right of a patentee to stop others from making or using their invention for a defined period is balanced by the obligation to disclose the invention in detail.

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“Known Substance” Must be Disclosed Before the Date of Priority for Section 3(d) of Patents Act: Madras High Court

02 January 2024 by Manisha Singh (Partner) & Avi Garg (Partner)

Non-patentable inventions are always a bone of contention between the applicant and the patent office.

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Roche v DCGI: Delhi High Court on Rejection of Plaints and Doctrine of Passing Off

21 December 2023 by Manisha Singh (Partner) & Neha Ruhela (Senior Associate)

The Delhi High Court, in F Hoffmann-La Roche & others v. Drugs Controller General of India & others (2023:DHC:6522), dismissed applications filed by Cadila Healthcare and Hetero Drugs seeking rejection of the plaints in Roche’s suits