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May 10, 2020

Functioning Of The IPAB During COVID-19

On 6th May 2020, The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) released an Office Order F. No 18013/4/2017-IPAB-Pt. The Office order contained important information about the functioning of the IPAB during these trying times. Thereafter, on 7th May 2020 the chairman of the IPAB, Justice (Retd.) Mr. Manmohan Singh presided over a zoom call wherein the office order was discussed. Justice Singh addressed several key issues in the zoom call which was attended by Intellectual Property Attorneys and Advocates from all...

Patent

December 13, 2019

For breach of consent decree in a patent infringement suit: Defendant ordered for planting 1.4 lac trees

In continuation of the changed approach towards calculation and implication of costs by the Courts, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has, in the matter of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. & Anr. versus Abhaykumar Deepak & Anr., imposed on the Respondents cost of Rs 80 Lac and has directed that the said cost is to be expended towards plantation of 1.4 Lacs trees on the Central Ridge to maintain the air quality of NCT Delhi. The Petitioner in the...

Patent

September 23, 2019

Substantial Amendments in Indian Patent Rules, 2019

[vc_row full_screen_section_height="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Government, in its initiative of boosting the economy and increasing the Number of Patent Filings, has amended the Patent Rules. The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has notified the rules further to amend the Patents Rules, 2003. The Indian Patent Office enforced the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019 through its notification dated 17th September 2019 in the Official Gazette. With this amendment, the rules are streamlined for the patents filed by the small entities, women...

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Functioning Of The IPAB During COVID-19

For breach of consent decree in a patent infringement suit: Defendant ordered for planting 1.4 lac trees

Substantial Amendments in Indian Patent Rules, 2019