Month: September 2025

September 15, 2025
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Synergy, Obviousness, and Enablement: Key Takeaways from the Madras HC’s Amgen Decision

Introduction In a recent judgment dated August 22, 2025, the Madras High Court in Amgen Inc. v. Assistant Controller of Patents 1overturned the Controller’s decision to reject patent Application No. 5857/CHENP/2008 which had been rejected under Sections 3(d), 3(e), 2(1)(ja) (lack of inventive step), and 10(4) of the Patents Act, 1970 for insufficiency of disclosure. […]

September 12, 2025
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Trademark Dispute Over “Pride”: Pernod Ricard India v. Karanveer Singh Chhabra

Background In 2023, a trademark dispute1 arose between Pernod Ricard India Private Limited, a well-known liquor manufacturer, and Karanveer Singh Chhabra, a competing party. Pernod Ricard is known for its popular whisky brands like BLENDERS PRIDE and IMPERIAL BLUE, and it also markets SEAGRAM’S as its flagship brand. These trademarks are not only registered in […]

September 8, 2025
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Implication of Revised CRI Guidelines for Emerging Technologies

Introduction The release of the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs), 2025, by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) marks a significant shift in the Indian patent landscape. These guidelines are designed to bring greater clarity and legal alignment in examining CRI applications, particularly under Section […]

September 5, 2025
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Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025: Digital Adjudication, Timelines, and Procedural Reforms

Introduction Over the past few years, Indian patent practice has seen a steady transformation, shaped by global best practices, demands of various reforms for efficiency, and constructive legislative initiatives such as the Jan Vishwas Act reforms. The publication of the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025, strengthen this encouraging trend in patent practice. These draft rules […]