AIPLA Spring 2025 Chronicles Newsletter_4.29.2025Download
On March 25, 2025, the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) released the Draft Revised Computer Related Inventions (CRI) Guidelines, 2025. These Guidelines revise and clarify the 2017 Guidelines by integrating judicial rulings and improving legal alignment. The goal is to enhance predictability and transparency in CRI examination while maintaining legal and […]
Introduction This article is the final part of our multi-blog series on analyzing the Draft Computer-Related Inventions (CRI) Guidelines, 2025. Part 1 discusses the new definitions and terms introduced in the Guidelines, Part 2 discusses the judgments referred to in the Guidelines, Part 3 discusses the novelty and inventive step sections and Part 4 discusses […]
The Cost of Misleading Advertising in India Introduction Misleading advertising remains a significant concern for consumer protection authorities worldwide. In India, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, along with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Code and recent guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), impose clear obligations on advertisers to ensure that marketing claims are […]
Introduction This article is part 4 of our multi-blog series on analyzing the Draft Computer-Related Inventions (CRI) Guidelines, 2025. Part 1 discusses the new definitions and terms introduced in the Guidelines, Part 2 discusses the judgments referred to in the Guidelines, and Part 3 discusses the novelty and inventive step sections. On March 25, 2025, […]
Introduction In a crucial move toward strengthening consumer health rights, the Supreme Court of India on April 9, 2025, directed the Central Government to finalize regulatory norms for Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels (FOPNL) within three months. The decision stems from growing concern over India’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), many of which are linked to […]
Introduction Over the last year, patent applicants and attorneys in India have noticed a shift — the Indian Patent Office seems to have slowed down. Despite record-breaking numbers in 2023–2024, the number of First Examination Reports (FERs)1, hearing notices, and grants issued in 2024–2025 has dropped sharply. At first glance, this trend might appear to […]
Introduction Sufficiency of disclosure is a core requirement in patent law, ensuring that an invention is described in a manner that allows a person skilled in the art to perform it. In return for the limited monopoly granted by a patent, the inventor must disclose the invention clearly, enabling public use once the patent expires. […]
In The Indian Hotels Company Limited v. Gaurav Roy Bhatt & Anr,1 the Delhi High Court formally acknowledged “TAJ” as a well-known trademark in the hospitality sector under Section 2(1)(zg) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Here is a clear look at the case, its background, and what it means for the Taj brand and […]
Introduction The Indian Patents Act, 1970 states the inventions that are not eligible to be patented in India under Section 3. Section 3(m) states, a “mere scheme or rule or method of performing mental act or method of playing game [is not an invention].” Recently, in Robert Bosch Limited v. Deputy Controller of Patents and […]